fine (material

Seeds  falling off a ripe  plant 

Components
白 meaning component

  Meaning component

bái

  

white

小 meaning component

  Meaning component

xiǎo

  

small

彡 meaning component

  Meaning component

shān

  

hair

Evolution

㣎 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
㣎 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

fine (material, etc.) and delicate (workmanship, etc.) decorative design or pattern