华裔 (Huáyì) · person of Chinese descent (overseas)

华 huá · flowery

What 华 is made of

• 化huà — to make into
  • 亻rén — person
  • 匕bǐ — spoon
    • 乚 — hook stroke
    • 丿 — falling stroke
• 十 — ten
  • 一 — horizontal stroke
  • 丨 — vertical stroke

Origin hint: 十 gives the meaning, 化 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

裔 yì · progeny

What 裔 is made of

• 衣yī — cloth
  • 亠tóu — lid
    • 丶 — dot
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
• 冏jiǒng — bright
  • 冂 — frame
    • 丨 — vertical stroke
  • 八bā — eight
  • 口kǒu — mouth
    • 冂 — frame
    • 一 — horizontal stroke