大熊猫 (dàxióngmāo) · giant panda

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)

熊 xióng · bear

What 熊 is made of

• 能néng — can
  • 厶sī — private
  • ⺼ — meat
  • 匕bǐ — spoon
    • 乚 — hook stroke
    • 丿 — falling stroke
  • 匕bǐ — spoon
    • 乚 — hook stroke
    • 丿 — falling stroke
• 灬huǒ — fire

猫 māo · cat

What 猫 is made of

• 犭quǎn — dog
• 苗miáo — sprouts
  • 艹cǎo — grass
  • 田tián — field
    • 冂 — frame
    • 土tǔ — earth

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