无精打采 (wújīngdǎcǎi) · listless

无 wú · no

What 无 is made of

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

精 jīng · essence

What 精 is made of

• 米mǐ — uncooked rice
  • 丷ha — kwukyel
    • 丶 — dot
  • 木mù — tree
    • 十 — ten
    • 八bā — eight
• 青qīng — nature's color
  • 龶 — top part
  • 月yuè — moon; month
    • 冂 — frame
    • 二 — two strokes

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

打 dǎ · to play (ball)

What 打 is made of

• 扌shǒu — hand
  • 二 — two strokes
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
  • 亅 — hook
• 丁dīng — male adult

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

采 cǎi · to collect

What 采 is made of

• 爫zhǎo — claws
• 木mù — tree
  • 十 — ten
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
    • 丨 — vertical stroke
  • 八bā — eight

Origin hint: A hand picking 爫 fruit from a tree 木 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)