• 一(first; number one (pictographic))

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

• 糹(silk thread; strand of silk)
• 及(reach; catch up with)

Ranks stack like threads connecting one after another, each step reaching a higher level.

• 木(tree; wood)
• 奉(raise up; support)

A wooden stick raised up with both hands as if offering something.

• 一(first; number one (pictographic))

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

• 糹(silk thread; strand of silk)
• 及(reach; catch up with)

Ranks stack like threads connecting one after another, each step reaching a higher level.

• 木(tree; wood)
• 奉(raise up; support)

A wooden stick raised up with both hands as if offering something.