来得及 (láidejí) · there's still time

来 lái · to come

What 来 is made of

• 未wèi — not yet
  • 一 — horizontal stroke
  • 木mù — tree
    • 十 — ten
    • 八bā — eight
• 丷ha — kwukyel
  • 丶 — dot

Origin hint: A wheat plant that has not yet borne fruit; compare 來 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

得 dé · to get

What 得 is made of

• 彳chì — to step with the left foot
  • 丨 — vertical stroke
• 旦dàn — dawn
  • 日rì — sun; day
    • 口kǒu — mouth
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
  • 一 — horizontal stroke
• 寸cùn — inch

Origin hint: A hand 寸 grabbing a shell 旦 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

及 jí · to extend

What 及 is made of

• 又yòu — and