怎么样 (zěnmeyàng) · how

怎 zěn · what? why? how?

What 怎 is made of

• 乍zhà — first time
  • 丿 — falling stroke
  • 下xià — down
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
    • 卜bo — divination
  • 一 — horizontal stroke
• 心xīn — heart

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

么 me · interrogative particle

What 么 is made of

• 丿 — falling stroke
• 厶sī — private

样 yàng · form

What 样 is made of

• 木mù — tree
  • 十 — ten
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
    • 丨 — vertical stroke
  • 八bā — eight
• 羊yáng — sheep
  • 丷ha — kwukyel
    • 丶 — dot

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