Radical 夂

7 strokes

條

pursue 夂 (506a) + tree 木 (10a) = slip of paper 条

Also used as a measure word for long, narrow things.

条件 (385) tiáojiàn conditions

[面条儿 (313, 21) miàntiáor noodles]

The squirrels pursue one another through the branches of the tree until one slips on a slip of paper and falls. / Two fairies stretch a towel between them to catch him.