一目了然 (yīmùliǎorán) · clear at a glance

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)

目 mù · eye

What 目 is made of

• 口kǒu — mouth
  • 冂 — frame
    • 丨 — vertical stroke
  • 一 — horizontal stroke
• 二 — two strokes
  • 一 — horizontal stroke
  • 一 — horizontal stroke

Origin hint: An eye drawn on its side (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

了 le · particle for completed action or change

What 了 is made of

• 乛 — bent stroke
• 亅 — hook

Origin hint: A child swaddled in blanklets; compare 子 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

然 rán · certainly

What 然 is made of

• 肰rán — dog meat
  • ⺼ — meat
  • 犬quǎn — dog
    • 大dà — big
    • 丶 — dot
• 灬huǒ — fire

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