兴趣 (xìngqù) · interest

兴 xìng · interest

What 兴 is made of

• ⺍ — three-stroke
• 一 — horizontal stroke
• 八bā — eight

趣 qù · interest

What 趣 is made of

• 走zǒu — to walk
  • 土tǔ — earth
    • 十 — ten
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
  • 止zhǐ — to stop
    • 上shàng — above
    • 丨 — vertical stroke
• 取qǔ — to take
  • 耳ěr — ear
    • 二 — two strokes
  • 又yòu — and

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