一帆风顺 (yīfānfēngshùn) · plain sailing

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)

帆 fān · boat

What 帆 is made of

• 巾jīn — cloth
  • 冂 — frame
    • 丨 — vertical stroke
  • 丨 — vertical stroke
• 凡fán — any
  • 几jǐ — small table
    • 丿 — falling stroke
    • 乙yǐ — second
  • 丶 — dot

风 fēng · wind

What 风 is made of

• 几jǐ — how many
  • 丿 — falling stroke
  • 乙yǐ — second
• 乂yì — crossed strokes
  • 丿 — falling stroke

顺 shùn · to submit to

What 顺 is made of

• 川chuān — stream
  • 丿 — falling stroke
  • 丨 — vertical stroke
  • 丨 — vertical stroke
• 页yè — page
  • 贝bèi — sea shell
    • 冂 — frame
    • 人rén — person

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