高级小学

• 高(tall; high; tower; tall building)ASSOCIATIVE

A tall tower reaching high is drawn with a roof, gate, and stacked foundation layers piled on top of each other.

• 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.