心眼儿 (xīnyǎnr) · intention

心 xīn · heart

What 心 is made of

心 is not built from smaller parts; it is written with 4 strokes.

Origin hint: A heart (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

眼 yǎn · eye

What 眼 is made of

• 目mù — eye
  • 口kǒu — mouth
    • 冂 — frame
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
  • 二 — two strokes
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
• 艮gěn — blunt

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

儿 ér · child

What 儿 is made of

• 丿 — falling stroke
• 乚 — hook stroke

Origin hint: Simplified form of 兒, a picture of a child; compare 人 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)