打官司 (dǎ guānsi) · to go to court

打 dǎ · to play (ball)

What 打 is made of

• 扌shǒu — hand
  • 二 — two strokes
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
  • 亅 — hook
• 丁dīng — male adult

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

官 guān · official

What 官 is made of

• 宀 — roof
  • 丶 — dot
  • 冖mì — cover
• 㠯yǐ — according to
  • 己jǐ — self
    • 乚 — hook stroke

司 sī · to take charge of

What 司 is made of

• 口kǒu — mouth
  • 冂 — frame
    • 丨 — vertical stroke
  • 一 — horizontal stroke

Origin hint: A person speaking orders 口 and raising their arm (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)