无理取闹 (wúlǐqǔnào) · to make trouble for no reason

无 wú · no

What 无 is made of

• 一 — horizontal stroke
• 尢yóu — weak
  • 乚 — hook stroke

理 lǐ · science

What 理 is made of

• 王wáng — king
  • 一 — horizontal stroke
  • 土tǔ — earth
    • 十 — ten
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
• 里lǐ — unit of distance equal to 0.5km
  • 田tián — field
  • 土tǔ — earth
    • 十 — ten
    • 一 — horizontal stroke

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

取 qǔ · to take

What 取 is made of

• 耳ěr — ear
  • 二 — two strokes
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
• 又yòu — (once) again

Origin hint: A hand 又 taking the ear 耳 of a fallen enemy (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

闹 nào · noisy

What 闹 is made of

• 门mén — gate
  • 丶 — dot
  • 丨 — vertical stroke
• 市shì — city
  • 亠tóu — lid
    • 丶 — dot
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
  • 巾jīn — cloth
    • 冂 — frame
    • 丨 — vertical stroke

Origin hint: As busy as the market 市 gate 门 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)