女朋友 (nǚpéngyou) · girlfriend

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)

朋 péng · friend

What 朋 is made of

• 月yuè — moon; month
  • 冂 — frame
    • 丨 — vertical stroke
  • 二 — two strokes
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
• 月yuè — moon; month
  • 冂 — frame
    • 丨 — vertical stroke
  • 二 — two strokes
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
    • 一 — horizontal stroke

Origin hint: Two people 月 walking together (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

友 yǒu · friend

What 友 is made of

• 又yòu — and

Origin hint: Two hands 又 joined, representing friendship; 又 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)