不可少

• 不(no; not; negation)ASSOCIATIVE

A bird flying swiftly upward and never willing to return represents the meaning of swift and unyielding.

• 口(mouth; opening)RADICAL
• 丁(man; adult male)PHONETIC

A mouth uttering words of approval with a sound like "ding" gives you the character meaning "can" or "able."

• 小(small; tiny)RADICAL
• 丿(stroke; reduce)ASSOCIATIVE

Take the small character and remove one more stroke, and you get something scarce or meager.