1842. One small addition to these characters would make them very different. How? ⺓ 二+二+二+二+ム 耳+十+四+、+U 山+⼧+二 士+⼍+イ+一+⽎


Answer:

⺓  The "Itogashira" radical - young, slight

二+二+二+二+ム  NI, futa(tsu), futa - two / Katakana "Mu" or The "Mu" radical - private

耳+十+四+、+U  JI, mimi - ear / JUU, tou, to - ten / The "Yokome" radical - eye / Comma / Alphabet "U"

山+⼧+二  SAN, yama - mountain / The "Ukanmuri" radical - roof, house / NI, futa(tsu), futa - two

士+⼍+イ+一+⽎  SHI - samurai, man, scholar / The "Wakanmuri" radical - cover, crown / Katakana "I" or The "Ninben" radical - person / ICHI, ITSU, hito(tsu) - one / The "Rumata" radical - lance shaft, action

Add 小 (SHOU, chii(sai), ko - small) for a big change!

糸  SHI, ito - thread

雲  UN, kumo - cloud

聴  CHOU, ki(ku) - listen, hear

崇  SUU - respect, revere, lofty, sublime

穀  KOKU - grain, cereal