不屑一顾 (bùxièyīgù) · to think something not worth a glance

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)

屑 xiè · crumbs

What 屑 is made of

• 尸shī — body
  • 丿 — falling stroke
• 肖xiào — to resemble
  • ⺌ — structural part
  • ⺼ — meat

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)

顾 gù · to look back

What 顾 is made of

• 厄è — adversity
  • 厂chǎng — cliff
  • 㔾xiān — seal
• 页yè — page
  • 贝bèi — sea shell
    • 冂 — frame
    • 人rén — person

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