收入 (shōurù) · income

收 shōu · to receive

What 收 is made of

• 丩jiū — twisted shape
  • 丨 — vertical stroke
• 攵pū — to rap
  • 乂yì — crossed strokes
    • 丿 — falling stroke

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

入 rù · to enter

What 入 is made of

入 is not built from smaller parts; it is written with 2 strokes.

Origin hint: An arrow indicating "enter" (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)