• 一(first; number one (pictographic))

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

• 亲(tree; timber; intimate companion)
• 斤(axe; hatchet)

Using an axe to chop a freshly picked tree creates something completely new.

• 罒(net; mesh (variant form))
• 夕(evening; dusk)

Spreading a net at dusk to catch birds is the original meaning of the character.

• 一(first; number one (pictographic))

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

• 亲(tree; timber; intimate companion)
• 斤(axe; hatchet)

Using an axe to chop a freshly picked tree creates something completely new.

• 罒(net; mesh (variant form))
• 夕(evening; dusk)

Spreading a net at dusk to catch birds is the original meaning of the character.