• 一(first; number one (pictographic))

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

• ⺮(bamboo)
• 即(immediately; at once)

Burning bamboo segments reveals the joints that connect each section of the bamboo stalk.

• 言(speech; words)
• 寺(temple; sacred place)

Poetry is solemn words preserved and cherished like those kept in a temple.

• 一(first; number one (pictographic))

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

• ⺮(bamboo)
• 即(immediately; at once)

Burning bamboo segments reveals the joints that connect each section of the bamboo stalk.

• 言(speech; words)
• 寺(temple; sacred place)

Poetry is solemn words preserved and cherished like those kept in a temple.