女儿 (nǚ'ér) · daughter

女 nǚ · female

What 女 is made of

女 is not built from smaller parts; it is written with 3 strokes.

Origin hint: A woman turned to the side (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

儿 ér · child

What 儿 is made of

• 丿 — falling stroke
• 乚 — hook stroke

Origin hint: Simplified form of 兒, a picture of a child; compare 人 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)