一举两得 (yījǔliǎngdé) · to kill two birds with one stone

一 yī · one

What 一 is made of

一 is not built from smaller parts; it is written with 1 strokes.

Origin hint: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

举 jǔ · to raise

What 举 is made of

• 兴xìng — interest
  • ⺍ — three-stroke
  • 一 — horizontal stroke
  • 八bā — eight
• 扌shǒu — hand
  • 二 — two strokes
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
  • 亅 — hook

Origin hint: 扌 gives the meaning, 舉 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

两 liǎng · two

What 两 is made of

• 一 — horizontal stroke
• 冂 — frame
  • 丨 — vertical stroke
• 从cóng — from
  • 人rén — person
  • 人rén — person

Origin hint: Two people 从 together in a cart (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

得 dé · to get

What 得 is made of

• 彳chì — to step with the left foot
  • 丨 — vertical stroke
• 旦dàn — dawn
  • 日rì — sun; day
    • 口kǒu — mouth
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
  • 一 — horizontal stroke
• 寸cùn — inch

Origin hint: A hand 寸 grabbing a shell 旦 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)