一般来说 (yībān lái shuō) · generally speaking

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)

般 bān · sort

What 般 is made of

• 舟zhōu — boat
• 殳shū — tool
  • 几jǐ — small table
    • 丿 — falling stroke
    • 乙yǐ — second
  • 又yòu — (once) again

Origin hint: Using a tool 殳 to sort items on a tray 舟 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

来 lái · to come

What 来 is made of

• 未wèi — not yet
  • 一 — horizontal stroke
  • 木mù — tree
    • 十 — ten
    • 八bā — eight
• 丷ha — kwukyel
  • 丶 — dot

Origin hint: A wheat plant that has not yet borne fruit; compare 來 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

说 shuō · to speak

What 说 is made of

• 讠yán — speech
• 兑duì — cash
  • 丷ha — kwukyel
    • 丶 — dot
  • 兄xiōng — elder brother
    • 口kǒu — mouth
    • 儿ér — child

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