总而言之 (zǒng'éryánzhī) · in short

总 zǒng · always

What 总 is made of

• 丷ha — kwukyel
  • 丶 — dot
• 口kǒu — mouth
  • 冂 — frame
    • 丨 — vertical stroke
  • 一 — horizontal stroke
• 心xīn — heart

Origin hint: Many mouths 口 speaking with one mind 心 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

而 ér · and

What 而 is made of

而 is not built from smaller parts; it is written with 6 strokes.

言 yán · words

What 言 is made of

• 亠tóu — lid
  • 丶 — dot
  • 一 — horizontal stroke
• 二 — two strokes
  • 一 — horizontal stroke
  • 一 — horizontal stroke
• 口kǒu — mouth
  • 冂 — frame
    • 丨 — vertical stroke
  • 一 — horizontal stroke

Origin hint: A tongue sticking out of a mouth 口 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

之 zhī · of (formal 的)

What 之 is made of

• 丶 — dot

Origin hint: A foot meaning "to follow"; cursive version of 止 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)