对称 (duìchèn) · symmetrical

对 duì · right

What 对 is made of

• 又yòu — and
• 寸cùn — inch

Origin hint: A pair 又 of hands 寸 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

称 chēng · to weigh

What 称 is made of

• 禾hé — cereal
  • 丿 — falling stroke
  • 木mù — tree
    • 十 — ten
    • 八bā — eight
• 尔ěr — you (old word)
  • ⺈ — top shape
  • 小xiǎo — small
    • 亅 — hook
    • 八bā — eight