原谅 (yuánliàng) · to forgive

原 yuán · source

What 原 is made of

• 厂chǎng — cliff
• 泉quán — spring

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

谅 liàng · to excuse

What 谅 is made of

• 讠yán — speech
• 京jīng — capital
  • 亠tóu — lid
    • 丶 — dot
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
  • 口kǒu — mouth
    • 冂 — frame
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
  • 小xiǎo — small
    • 亅 — hook
    • 八bā — eight