一斑

lit. one spot (on the leopard) / fig. one small item in a big scheme

one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

spot / colored patch / stripe / spotted / striped / variegated

lit. see one spot on a leopard (idiom); fig. a restricted view

lit. to glimpse just one spot (of the leopard) (idiom) / fig. to get an inkling of the whole picture