• 糹(thread; silk fiber)
• 工(craftsman; work)

A thread dyed by the craftsman becomes bright red.

• 木(tree; wood)
• 及(reach; attain; catch up)

An extreme point is the uttermost end of a wooden pole, where a hand just barely reaches.

• 一(first; number one (pictographic))

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

• 日(sun; day)
• 寸(inch; unit of measurement)

Time flows like the sun moving inch by inch across the sky.

• 糹(thread; silk fiber)
• 工(craftsman; work)

A thread dyed by the craftsman becomes bright red.

• 木(tree; wood)
• 及(reach; attain; catch up)

An extreme point is the uttermost end of a wooden pole, where a hand just barely reaches.

• 一(first; number one (pictographic))

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

• 日(sun; day)
• 寸(inch; unit of measurement)

Time flows like the sun moving inch by inch across the sky.