微不足道 (wēibùzúdào) · insignificant

微 wēi · small

What 微 is made of

• 彳chì — to step with the left foot
  • 丨 — vertical stroke
• 山shān — mountain
  • 凵qiǎn — container
  • 丨 — vertical stroke
• 兀wù — weak
  • 一 — horizontal stroke
  • 儿ér — child
    • 丿 — falling stroke
    • 乚 — hook stroke
• 攵pū — to rap
  • 乂yì — crossed strokes
    • 丿 — falling stroke

不 bù · not

What 不 is made of

• 一 — horizontal stroke

Origin hint: A bird flying toward the sky 一 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

足 zú · foot

What 足 is made of

• 口kǒu — mouth
  • 冂 — frame
    • 丨 — vertical stroke
  • 一 — horizontal stroke

Origin hint: The leg 口 above the foot (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

道 dào · road

What 道 is made of

• 辶 — walking, moving
• 首shǒu — chief
  • 丷ha — kwukyel
    • 丶 — dot
  • 自zì — self
    • 目mù — eye

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