in one's childhood
小 (xiǎo) · 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).
时 (shí) · 7 strokes
Simplified form of 時.
候 (hòu) · 10 strokes
Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 矦 represents the sound.