• 木(tree; wood)
• 夂(footstep; follow)

Tree branches droop down in successive steps like footprints, forming clauses or provisions.

• 丿(stroke; expansion; many)
• 十(ten)

Ten multiplied many times becomes a thousand — the stroke above the number ten symbolizes an enormous quantity.

• 斤(axe (pictographic))

The character 斤 depicts an axe, which was later used as a unit of weight.

• 頁(head; page)
• 丁(nail)

The head points like a nail driven straight into the highest part of the body.

• 木(tree; wood)
• 夂(footstep; follow)

Tree branches droop down in successive steps like footprints, forming clauses or provisions.

• 丿(stroke; expansion; many)
• 十(ten)

Ten multiplied many times becomes a thousand — the stroke above the number ten symbolizes an enormous quantity.

• 斤(axe (pictographic))

The character 斤 depicts an axe, which was later used as a unit of weight.

• 頁(head; page)
• 丁(nail)

The head points like a nail driven straight into the highest part of the body.