寂静 (jìjìng) · quiet

寂 jì · still

What 寂 is made of

• 宀 — roof
  • 丶 — dot
  • 冖mì — cover
• 叔shū — uncle
  • 上shàng — above
    • ⺊ — structural part
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
  • 小xiǎo — small
    • 亅 — hook
    • 八bā — eight
  • 又yòu — and

静 jìng · quiet

What 静 is made of

• 青qīng — nature's color
  • 龶 — top part
  • 月yuè — moon; month
    • 冂 — frame
    • 二 — two strokes
• 争zhēng — to dispute
  • ⺈ — top shape
  • 彐jì — snout
    • 二 — two strokes
  • 亅 — hook

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