手指 (shǒuzhǐ) · finger

手 shǒu · hand

What 手 is made of

手 is not built from smaller parts; it is written with 4 strokes.

Origin hint: A hand with the fingers splayed (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

指 zhǐ · to point at

What 指 is made of

• 扌shǒu — hand
  • 二 — two strokes
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
  • 亅 — hook
• 旨zhǐ — aim
  • 匕bǐ — spoon
    • 乚 — hook stroke
    • 丿 — falling stroke
  • 日rì — sun; day
    • 口kǒu — mouth
    • 一 — horizontal stroke

Origin hint: To point 旨 by hand 扌; 旨 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)