兴高采烈 (xìnggāocǎiliè) · in high spirits

兴 xìng · interest

What 兴 is made of

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

高 gāo · high

What 高 is made of

• 亠tóu — lid
  • 丶 — dot
  • 一 — horizontal stroke
• 口kǒu — mouth
  • 冂 — frame
    • 丨 — vertical stroke
  • 一 — horizontal stroke
• 冋jiōng — desert
  • 冂 — frame
    • 丨 — vertical stroke
  • 口kǒu — mouth
    • 冂 — frame
    • 一 — horizontal stroke

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

采 cǎi · to collect

What 采 is made of

• 爫zhǎo — claws
• 木mù — tree
  • 十 — ten
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
    • 丨 — vertical stroke
  • 八bā — eight

Origin hint: A hand picking 爫 fruit from a tree 木 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

烈 liè · fiery

What 烈 is made of

• 列liè — a line
  • 歹dǎi — corpse
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
    • 夕xī — evening
  • 刂dāo — knife
    • 丨 — vertical stroke
    • 亅 — hook
• 灬huǒ — fire

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