三色紫罗兰

• 一(one; horizontal stroke)ASSOCIATIVE
• 二(two (pictograph – two horizontal strokes))ASSOCIATIVE

Three horizontal strokes stacked on top of each other symbolize the number three.

• ⺈(knife; variant form)ASSOCIATIVE
• 巴(long for; cling to; stick tight)PHONO-SEMANTIC

Beauty as sharp as a keen blade makes people stick fast and unable to look away.

• 此(this; here)PHONETIC
• 糸(silk thread; silk)RADICAL

A silk thread dyed in this distinctive purple color is the noble color of the imperial palace.

• 罒(net; mesh (variant form))RADICAL
• 夕(evening; dusk)PHONETIC

Spreading a net at dusk to catch birds is the original meaning of the character.