2349. This #kanjipuzzle is about evolution. Start with one character, add a few strokes, and get another, then repeat. 一 -> ? -> ? -> ? -> ? -> ? -> ? -> ? ->


一 -> 二 -> コ -> 口 -> 日 -> 白 -> 伯 -> 宿 -> 縮  

一  ICHI, ITSU, hito(tsu) - one

二  NI, futa(tsu), futa - two

コ  Katakana "Ko"

口  KOU, kuchi - mouth

日  NICHI, JITSU, hi, ka - sun, day

白  HAKU, BYAKU, shiro(i), shira - white

伯  HAKU - eldest brother, count, earl

宿  SHUKU, yado - lodging, shelter, pregnant

縮  SHUKU, chiji(maru), chiji(meru), chiji(rasu), chiji(reru) - shrink, contract, make curly