严格 (yángé) · strict

严 yán · strict

What 严 is made of

• 亚yà — Asia
• 厂chǎng — cliff

格 gé · form

What 格 is made of

• 木mù — tree
  • 十 — ten
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
    • 丨 — vertical stroke
  • 八bā — eight
• 各gè — each
  • 夂zhǐ — to go
    • 丿 — falling stroke
    • 又yòu — and
  • 口kǒu — mouth
    • 冂 — frame
    • 一 — horizontal stroke

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