博物馆 (bówùguǎn) · museum

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

物 wù · thing

What 物 is made of

• 牛niú — ox
• 勿wù — must not
  • 勹bāo — wrap shape
    • 丿 — falling stroke
  • 丿 — falling stroke
  • 丿 — falling stroke

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

馆 guǎn · public building

What 馆 is made of

• 饣shí — food
  • 乚 — hook stroke
• 官guān — official
  • 宀 — roof
    • 丶 — dot
    • 冖mì — cover
  • 㠯yǐ — according to
    • 己jǐ — self

Origin hint: A public 官 building where food 饣 is served; 官 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)