感兴趣 (gǎn xìngqù) · to be interested (in)

感 gǎn · feeling

What 感 is made of

• 咸xián — all
  • 戊wù — 5th heavenly stem
    • 丿 — falling stroke
    • 戈gē — spear
  • 一 — horizontal stroke
  • 口kǒu — mouth
    • 冂 — frame
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
• 心xīn — heart

Origin hint: Two hearts 心 beating together 咸 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

兴 xìng · interest

What 兴 is made of

• ⺍ — three-stroke
• 一 — horizontal stroke
• 八bā — eight

趣 qù · interest

What 趣 is made of

• 走zǒu — to walk
  • 土tǔ — earth
    • 十 — ten
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
  • 止zhǐ — to stop
    • 上shàng — above
    • 丨 — vertical stroke
• 取qǔ — to take
  • 耳ěr — ear
    • 二 — two strokes
  • 又yòu — and

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