健身 (jiànshēn) · to work out

健 jiàn · strong

What 健 is made of

• 亻rén — person
• 建jiàn — to build
  • 廴yǐn — to walk
  • 聿yù — writing brush
    • 肀yù — pen

Origin hint: Someone 亻 who can build 建 things; 建 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

身 shēn · body

What 身 is made of

身 is not built from smaller parts; it is written with 7 strokes.

Origin hint: A pregnant woman (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)