兄弟 (xiōngdì) · brothers

兄 xiōng · elder brother

What 兄 is made of

• 口kǒu — mouth
  • 冂 — frame
    • 丨 — vertical stroke
  • 一 — horizontal stroke
• 儿ér — child
  • 丿 — falling stroke
  • 乚 — hook stroke

Origin hint: Older brother 儿 speaking 口 to younger ones (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

弟 dì · young brother

What 弟 is made of

• 丷ha — kwukyel
  • 丶 — dot
• 弓gōng — bow