初级小学

• 衤(garment; cloth)RADICAL
• 刀(blade; cutting edge)ASSOCIATIVE

The first time you sew clothes is when you pick up a knife to cut fabric.

• 糹(silk thread; strand of silk)RADICAL
• 及(reach; catch up with)PHONO-SEMANTIC

Ranks stack like threads connecting one after another, each step reaching a higher level.

• 小(small; tiny)ASSOCIATIVE

Three tiny strokes represent fine grains of sand, conveying the meaning of "small" or "tiny."

• ⺍(two hands (indicating learning))ASSOCIATIVE
• 冖(roof; house)ASSOCIATIVE
• 子(child)RADICAL

A child sitting under a roof with two hands diligently studying represents learning.