完成 (wánchéng) · to complete

完 wán · to finish

What 完 is made of

• 宀 — roof
  • 丶 — dot
  • 冖mì — cover
• 元yuán — first
  • 二 — two strokes
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
  • 儿ér — child
    • 丿 — falling stroke
    • 乚 — hook stroke

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

成 chéng · to become

What 成 is made of

• 丁dīng — male adult
• 戈gē — spear