2304. One small addition to these characters would make them very different. How? 口+土 ⺓+公+、+U シ+塗 一+ト 人+欠


口+土  KOU, kuchi - mouth / DO, tsuchi - earth, soil

⺓+公+、+U  The "Itogashira" radical - young, slight / KOU, ooyake - public / Comma / Alphabet "U"

シ+人+工+土  Katakana "Shi" or The "Sanzui" radical - water / JIN, NIN, hito - person / KOU, KU - artisan, skill, work / DO, tsuchi - earth, soil

一+ト  ICHI, ITSU, hito(tsu) - one / Katakana "To" or The "Boku" radical - oracle

人+欠  JIN, NIN, hito - person / KETSU, ka(ku), ka(keru) - lack

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

味  MI, aji , aji(wau) - taste

総  SOU - general, overall

塗  TO, nu(ru) - paint

朴  BOKU - simple, plain

炊  SUI, ta(ku) - burn, light a fire, boil, cook