技术 (jìshù) · technology

技 jì · ability

What 技 is made of

• 扌shǒu — hand
  • 二 — two strokes
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
  • 亅 — hook
• 支zhī — to support
  • 十 — ten
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
    • 丨 — vertical stroke
  • 又yòu — and

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

术 shù · skill

What 术 is made of

• 木mù — tree
  • 十 — ten
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
    • 丨 — vertical stroke
  • 八bā — eight
• 丶 — dot