千字节

• 丿(stroke; expansion; many)ASSOCIATIVE
• 十(ten)ASSOCIATIVE

Ten multiplied many times becomes a thousand — the stroke above the number ten symbolizes an enormous quantity.

• 宀(roof)RADICAL
• 子(child)ASSOCIATIVE

A child born under a roof and learning to speak gives rise to written characters.

• ⺮(bamboo)RADICAL
• 即(immediately; at once)PHONETIC

Burning bamboo segments reveals the joints that connect each section of the bamboo stalk.