冰激凌 (bīngjīlíng) · ice cream

冰 bīng · ice

What 冰 is made of

• 冫bīng — ice
  • 丶 — dot
• 水shuǐ — water
  • 亅 — hook

Origin hint: Ice-cold冫 water 水 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

激 jī · to arouse

What 激 is made of

• 氵shuǐ — water
• 敫jiǎo — ancient musical instrument
  • 白bái — white
    • 日rì — sun; day
  • 方fāng — square
    • 亠tóu — lid
  • 攵pū — to rap
    • 乂yì — crossed strokes

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

凌 líng · pure

What 凌 is made of

• 冫bīng — ice
  • 丶 — dot
• 夌líng — to dawdle
  • 土tǔ — earth
    • 十 — ten
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
  • 八bā — eight
  • 夂zhǐ — to go
    • 丿 — falling stroke
    • 又yòu — and