不便 (búbiàn) · inconvenient

不 bù · not

What 不 is made of

• 一 — horizontal stroke

Origin hint: A bird flying toward the sky 一 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

便 biàn · then

What 便 is made of

• 亻rén — person
• 更gèng — to change or replace
  • 一 — horizontal stroke
  • 曰yuē — to speak
    • 口kǒu — mouth
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
  • 乂yì — crossed strokes
    • 丿 — falling stroke