改变 (gǎibiàn) · to change

改 gǎi · to change

What 改 is made of

• 己jǐ — self
  • 乚 — hook stroke
• 攵pū — to rap
  • 乂yì — crossed strokes
    • 丿 — falling stroke

Origin hint: A hand with a stick 攵 disciplining a kneeling child 己 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

变 biàn · to change

What 变 is made of

• 亦yì — also
  • 亠tóu — lid
    • 丶 — dot
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
• 又yòu — (once) again