岂有此理 (qǐyǒucǐlǐ) · outrageous

岂 qǐ · what

What 岂 is made of

• 山shān — mountain
  • 凵qiǎn — container
  • 丨 — vertical stroke
• 己jǐ — self
  • 乚 — hook stroke

有 yǒu · to have

What 有 is made of

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

此 cǐ · this

What 此 is made of

• 止zhǐ — to stop
  • 上shàng — above
    • ⺊ — structural part
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
  • 丨 — vertical stroke
• 匕bǐ — spoon
  • 乚 — hook stroke
  • 丿 — falling stroke

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

理 lǐ · science

What 理 is made of

• 王wáng — king
  • 一 — horizontal stroke
  • 土tǔ — earth
    • 十 — ten
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
• 里lǐ — unit of distance equal to 0.5km
  • 田tián — field
  • 土tǔ — earth
    • 十 — ten
    • 一 — horizontal stroke

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