情况 (qíngkuàng) · situation

情 qíng · emotion

What 情 is made of

• 忄xīn — heart
  • 八bā — eight
  • 丨 — vertical stroke
• 青qīng — nature's color
  • 龶 — top part
  • 月yuè — moon; month
    • 冂 — frame
    • 二 — two strokes

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

况 kuàng · condition

What 况 is made of

• 冫bīng — ice
  • 丶 — dot
• 兄xiōng — elder brother
  • 口kǒu — mouth
    • 冂 — frame
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
  • 儿ér — child
    • 丿 — falling stroke
    • 乚 — hook stroke