一部分 (yībùfen) · part

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)

部 bù · department

What 部 is made of

• 咅pǒu — to spit out
  • 立lì — to stand
    • 亠tóu — lid
    • 丷ha — kwukyel
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
  • 口kǒu — mouth
    • 冂 — frame
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
• 阝fù / yì (names) — mound/city side-form
  • 丨 — vertical stroke

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

分 fēn · to divide

What 分 is made of

• 八bā — eight
• 刀dāo — knife
  • 丿 — falling stroke

Origin hint: Pieces 八 being further subdivided with a knife 刀 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)