• 小(small; tiny)

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

• 耂(old person; elderly (pictographic variant))
• 匕(spoon; curved)

An old person with a hunched back curved like a spoon is the image of this character.

• 鼠(mouse; rat (pictographic))

A mouse's head, teeth, body, and tail are stylized to form this character.

• 小(small; tiny)

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

• 耂(old person; elderly (pictographic variant))
• 匕(spoon; curved)

An old person with a hunched back curved like a spoon is the image of this character.

• 鼠(mouse; rat (pictographic))

A mouse's head, teeth, body, and tail are stylized to form this character.