Amazing Chinese characters (790) Less - 少

The shell bone script of character Less is

Four grains of sand. We learnt that three grains of sand mean character small or little - 小 (Post 135), right now character Few has four grains of sand. The relationship between them is similar that of small and little in English, similar but some difference. I will talk more in this section.

The bronze script of character Less is

Three small grains of sands, one long curve is the water flow. The character describe the wash the sand with water, which makes the sands less because a lot of soil is washed out, only the pure sand left. 

The big seal script of character Less is

 

Very similar to bronze script, but the curve one for water flow is not very long. 

 

The small seal script of character Less is 

 

The curve is bent much more, only water flow could be like that.

 

The clerical script of character Less is 
 

Similar to small seal script but the curve live becomes falling left stroke. 

 

Song typeface of character Less is

Similar to clerical script.

 

The Pinyin of character Few is Shao2, or Shao4.

 

When it is Shao2, means Less, Few or Little. When it is Shao4, means people in young age.

 

 

Amazing Chinese Characters (789) Lucky - 吉

 The shell bone script of character Lucky is 

 

The top is a weapon, the bottom is like character Mouth (Post 16) but it is a container to hold the weapon. The character means that people put the weapon back to its container, which imply that the war is over, the world is peaceful from now.

The bronze script of character Lucky is 

The top is a ancient weapon which may not exist nowadays, the bottom is the weapon holder. Put the weapon into holder, the war is over, the future is bright.

The big seal script of character Lucky is

The top is like character Soil (Post 223), but it is a weapon. Maybe due to a little bit lazy, people didn't write it similar to bronze script. The bottom is the weapon holder. 

The small seal script of character Lucky is

Similar to big seal script.

The clerical script of character Lucky is

Similar to small seal script.

The Pinyin of the character is Ji2.
 

Amazing Chinese Characters (788) Lu (surname) - 卢（盧）

The shell bone script of character Lu is

a simple stove outside. The top is the pot, and the bottom are support legs. 

The bronze script of character Lu is

the top is a tiger without limbs, the bottom is character Utensil - 皿 (Post 144).  People boiled the tiger body in the wild. 

The big seal script of character Lu is

The top is tiger head, the bottom is the character Utensil, the middle is character Due To (Post 164), which means here Oil,  rom the tiger meat, or added oil. 

The small seal script of character Lu is

similar to big seal in the middle and bottom parts, but the tiger head on the top changed, some lines are disconnected, making it difficult to understand. 

The clerical script of character Lu is

Similar to small seal script but the top change is confusing. 

The traditional song typeface of character Lu is 
 

Similar to clerical script.

The simplified song typeface of character is

Don't know where it was from.

Pinyin of the character 卢 is Lu2.