selfless; impartial
大 · 3 strokes
Depicts an adult man facing forward and standing erect. The meaning later shifted to "big".
公 · 4 strokes
Pictograph of a earthen jar for holding liquid, now written as 瓮. The current meaning "public" is a phonetic loan.
无 · 4 strokes
Pictograph of a person dancing, with ox tails or bird feathers hanging from his arms, to pray for rain. Original form of 舞 (dance). The current form is a phonetic loan. The simplified character 无 was…
私 · 7 strokes
Phonosemantic compound. 禾 represents the meaning and 厶 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "grain". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.