想方设法 (xiǎngfāngshèfǎ) · to try every possible means

想 xiǎng · to think

What 想 is made of

• 相xiāng — mutual
  • 木mù — tree
    • 十 — ten
    • 八bā — eight
  • 目mù — eye
    • 口kǒu — mouth
    • 二 — two strokes
• 心xīn — heart

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

方 fāng · square

What 方 is made of

• 亠tóu — lid
  • 丶 — dot
  • 一 — horizontal stroke

设 shè · to build

What 设 is made of

• 讠yán — speech
• 殳shū — tool
  • 几jǐ — small table
    • 丿 — falling stroke
    • 乙yǐ — second
  • 又yòu — and

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

法 fǎ · method

What 法 is made of

• 氵shuǐ — water
• 去qù — to go away
  • 土tǔ — earth
    • 十 — ten
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
  • 厶sī — private

Origin hint: The course 去 followed by a stream 氵 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)