聪明一世，懵懂一时

• 一(first; number one (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE

A single horizontal stroke symbolizes the number one, the beginning of all things.

• 忄(heart; mind)RADICAL
• 董(supervise; control)PHONO-SEMANTIC

Using your mind to supervise and grasp everything is how you come to understand.

• 日(sun; day)RADICAL
• 寸(inch; unit of measurement)PHONETIC

Time flows like the sun moving inch by inch across the sky.