coward
胆 · 9 strokes
Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and 旦 represents the sound. Simplified form of 膽.
小 · 3 strokes
Depicts three small dots, representing the meaning "small". Originally the same character as 少. The small dots possibly represent grains of sand (沙).
鬼 · 9 strokes
Pictograph of a person (人) with the head of a ghost/demon (甶). 厶 was later added as a decorative mark.