太极拳 (tàijíquán) · tai chi

太 tài · too

What 太 is made of

• 大dà — big
  • 一 — horizontal stroke
  • 人rén — person
• 丶 — dot

Origin hint: A giant 大 with a normal-sized man 丶 for scale (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

极 jí · extremely

What 极 is made of

• 木mù — tree
  • 十 — ten
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
    • 丨 — vertical stroke
  • 八bā — eight
• 及jí — to extend
  • 又yòu — and

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

拳 quán · fist

What 拳 is made of

• 龹quǎn — Form of 卷 used as a phonetic
  • 丿 — falling stroke
• 手shǒu — hand