desperately serious; disastrous; extremely; exceedingly
不 · 4 strokes
Pictograph of sepals of a flower. The modern meaning "no" is a phonetic loan.
得 · 11 strokes
Depicts a hand (寸) grabbing a shell (貝), used as currency in ancient China, to convey the meaning "get". Originally written as 㝵. The 彳 (movement) component was added later.
了 · 2 strokes
Pictograph of a young child, similar to 子, but without arms. Compare to 孑 (child only with right arm) and 孓 (child only with left arm). The current meaning is a phonetic loan.