柔和 (róuhé) · soft

柔 róu · soft

What 柔 is made of

• 矛máo — spear
• 木mù — tree
  • 十 — ten
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
    • 丨 — vertical stroke
  • 八bā — eight

和 hé · and

What 和 is made of

• 禾hé — cereal
  • 丿 — falling stroke
  • 木mù — tree
    • 十 — ten
    • 八bā — eight
• 口kǒu — mouth
  • 冂 — frame
    • 丨 — vertical stroke
  • 一 — horizontal stroke

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