• 小(small; tiny)

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

• 扌(hand; arm)
• 斤(axe)

Using your hand to grip an axe and chop off a tree branch is the meaning of the character 折.

• 刀(knife (pictographic))

The character knife resembles the curved shape of a blade with a handle.

• 小(small; tiny)

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

• 扌(hand; arm)
• 斤(axe)

Using your hand to grip an axe and chop off a tree branch is the meaning of the character 折.

• 刀(knife (pictographic))

The character knife resembles the curved shape of a blade with a handle.