根深蒂固 (gēnshēndìgù) · deep-rooted

根 gēn · root

What 根 is made of

• 木mù — tree
  • 十 — ten
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
    • 丨 — vertical stroke
  • 八bā — eight
• 艮gěn — blunt

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

深 shēn · deep

What 深 is made of

• 氵shuǐ — water
• 罙mí — deep
  • ⺳ — net
    • 冖mì — cover
    • 八bā — eight
  • 木mù — tree
    • 十 — ten
    • 八bā — eight

Origin hint: Deep 罙 water 氵 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

蒂 dì · root cause

What 蒂 is made of

• 艹cǎo — grass
• 帝dì — supreme ruler
  • 立lì — to stand
  • 巾jīn — cloth
    • 冂 — frame
    • 丨 — vertical stroke

固 gù · to solidify

What 固 is made of

• 囗wéi — enclosure
  • 冂 — frame
    • 丨 — vertical stroke
  • 一 — horizontal stroke
• 古gǔ — old
  • 十 — ten
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
    • 丨 — vertical stroke
  • 口kǒu — mouth
    • 冂 — frame
    • 一 — horizontal stroke

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