一块儿 (yīkuàir) · together

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)

块 kuài · yuan (money)

What 块 is made of

• 土tǔ — earth
  • 十 — ten
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
    • 丨 — vertical stroke
  • 一 — horizontal stroke
• 夬guài — decisive
  • 大dà — big
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
    • 人rén — person

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

儿 ér · child

What 儿 is made of

• 丿 — falling stroke
• 乚 — hook stroke

Origin hint: Simplified form of 兒, a picture of a child; compare 人 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)