半途而废 (bàntú'érfèi) · to give up halfway

半 bàn · half

What 半 is made of

• 丷ha — kwukyel
  • 丶 — dot
• 牛niú — ox

Origin hint: A cow 牛 splitting 丷 wood in half (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

途 tú · way

What 途 is made of

• 辶 — walking, moving
• 余yú — surplus
  • 人rén — person

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

而 ér · and

What 而 is made of

而 is not built from smaller parts; it is written with 6 strokes.

废 fèi · to terminate

What 废 is made of

• 广guǎng — broad
  • 丶 — dot
  • 厂chǎng — cliff
• 发fā — to issue
  • 又yòu — and