卫生间 (wèishēngjiān) · bathroom

卫 wèi · to guard

What 卫 is made of

• 乛 — bent stroke
• 一 — horizontal stroke

生 shēng · to give birth

What 生 is made of

• 一 — horizontal stroke
• 土tǔ — earth
  • 十 — ten
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
    • 丨 — vertical stroke
  • 一 — horizontal stroke

Origin hint: A shoot 屮 growing in the soil 土 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

间 jiān · measure word for rooms

What 间 is made of

• 门mén — door
  • 丶 — dot
  • 丨 — vertical stroke
• 日rì — sun; day
  • 口kǒu — mouth
    • 冂 — frame
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
  • 一 — horizontal stroke

Origin hint: The sun 日 shining through a doorway 门 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)