一视同仁 (yī shì tóng rén) — to treat everyone equally and without discrimination

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

一 is drawn as one horizontal stroke, marking the number one.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 視; 视 is its simplified writing.

The story is about the traditional form 視: it combines 見, meaning see, with 示, which gives the sound shì.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

同 originally drew a pipe. It is the old form of 筒.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

仁 is built from 人 and 二; 人 gives the sound, and 二 gives the meaning.