下面 (xiàmiàn) · below

下 xià · down

What 下 is made of

• 一 — horizontal stroke
• 卜bo — divination
  • 丨 — vertical stroke
  • 丶 — dot

Origin hint: One stroke under another; compare 上 (above) (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

面 miàn · noodles

What 面 is made of

面 is not built from smaller parts; it is written with 9 strokes.

Origin hint: A person's face (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)