小百科全书

• 小(small; tiny)ASSOCIATIVE

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

• 一(one; chief)ASSOCIATIVE
• 白(white; bright; clear)PHONO-SEMANTIC

A hundred is the leading number, shining brightly like pure white light.

• 禾(rice plant)RADICAL
• 斗(threshing floor; rice threshing area)ASSOCIATIVE

To classify rice grain by measuring each type with a measuring vessel.

• 入(enter; put in)ASSOCIATIVE
• 王(king; precious jade)ASSOCIATIVE

Placing precious jade into the king's treasure vault symbolizes completeness and wholeness.

• 聿(writing brush; pen)ASSOCIATIVE
• 曰(speech; mouth)ASSOCIATIVE

A book is spoken words recorded by a pen onto characters.