循序渐进 (xúnxùjiànjìn) · step by step

循 xún · to obey

What 循 is made of

• 彳chì — to step with the left foot
  • 丨 — vertical stroke
• 盾dùn — shield
  • 厂chǎng — cliff
  • 十 — ten
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
    • 丨 — vertical stroke
  • 目mù — eye
    • 口kǒu — mouth
    • 二 — two strokes

序 xù · order

What 序 is made of

• 广guǎng — broad
  • 丶 — dot
  • 厂chǎng — cliff
• 予yǔ — to give
  • 丁dīng — male adult

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

渐 jiàn · gradually

What 渐 is made of

• 氵shuǐ — water
• 斩zhǎn — to chop
  • 车chē — cart
    • 七qī — seven
    • 十 — ten
  • 斤jīn — a catty (about 500 grams)
    • 厂chǎng — cliff
    • 下xià — below

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

进 jìn · to enter

What 进 is made of

• 辶 — walking, moving
• 井jǐng — well
  • 二 — two strokes
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
    • 一 — horizontal stroke

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