挑剔 (tiāoti) · picky

挑 tiāo · to choose

What 挑 is made of

• 扌shǒu — hand
  • 二 — two strokes
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
  • 亅 — hook
• 兆zhào — omen
  • 儿ér — child
    • 丿 — falling stroke
    • 乚 — hook stroke

Origin hint: 扌 gives the meaning, 兆 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

剔 tī · to pick out

What 剔 is made of

• 易yì — to change
  • 日rì — sun; day
    • 口kǒu — mouth
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
  • 勿wù — must not
    • 勹bāo — wrap shape
    • 丿 — falling stroke
    • 丿 — falling stroke
• 刂dāo — knife
  • 丨 — vertical stroke
  • 亅 — hook