不言而喻 (bùyán'éryù) · it goes without saying

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)

言 yán · words

What 言 is made of

• 亠tóu — lid
  • 丶 — dot
  • 一 — horizontal stroke
• 二 — two strokes
  • 一 — horizontal stroke
  • 一 — horizontal stroke
• 口kǒu — mouth
  • 冂 — frame
    • 丨 — vertical stroke
  • 一 — horizontal stroke

Origin hint: A tongue sticking out of a mouth 口 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

而 ér · and

What 而 is made of

而 is not built from smaller parts; it is written with 6 strokes.

喻 yù · metaphor

What 喻 is made of

• 口kǒu — mouth
  • 冂 — frame
    • 丨 — vertical stroke
  • 一 — horizontal stroke
• 俞yú — to consent
  • 亼jí — to assemble
    • 人rén — person
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
  • 刖yuè — cutting off the feet as a form of punishment
    • 月yuè — moon; month
    • 刂dāo — knife