TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 · 字
小
ㄒㄧㄠˇ · xiǎo
adj — small
字源 FORM — what the parts do
小形three small points, drawn whole
Three small points — smallness itself. The old graph carries two tellings: grains of sand, or a thing split in two (八) by a stroke down the middle — divided, so diminished.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
三粒沙（小）躺在掌心，一口氣就吹走了。
Three grains of sand (小) in the palm — one breath carries them off.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)小— small常用
→小孩、小狗— the young one
⇒小心— careful — the heart kept small
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension