博大精深 (bódàjīngshēn) · broad and profound

博 bó · to gamble

What 博 is made of

• 十 — ten
  • 一 — horizontal stroke
  • 丨 — vertical stroke
• 尃fū — to announce
  • 甫fǔ — to begin
    • 十 — ten
    • 用yòng — to use
  • 寸cùn — inch

大 dà · big

What 大 is made of

• 一 — horizontal stroke
• 人rén — person

Origin hint: A man 人 with outstretched arms (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

精 jīng · essence

What 精 is made of

• 米mǐ — uncooked rice
  • 丷ha — kwukyel
    • 丶 — dot
  • 木mù — tree
    • 十 — ten
    • 八bā — eight
• 青qīng — nature's color
  • 龶 — top part
  • 月yuè — moon; month
    • 冂 — frame
    • 二 — two strokes

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

深 shēn · deep

What 深 is made of

• 氵shuǐ — water
• 罙mí — deep
  • ⺳ — net
    • 冖mì — cover
    • 八bā — eight
  • 木mù — tree
    • 十 — ten
    • 八bā — eight

Origin hint: Deep 罙 water 氵 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)