小资产阶级

• 小(small; tiny)ASSOCIATIVE

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

• 亠(roof; top part)RADICAL
• 丷(two small strokes; sprout)ASSOCIATIVE
• 厂(rock wall; place of production)ASSOCIATIVE

Under a roof and rock wall, sprouts burst forth—that is how vegetable growth is produced.

• 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.