检查 (jiǎnchá) · to check

检 jiǎn · to check

What 检 is made of

• 木mù — tree
  • 十 — ten
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
    • 丨 — vertical stroke
  • 八bā — eight
• 佥qiān — all
  • 亼jí — to assemble
    • 人rén — person
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
  • ⺍ — three-stroke
  • 一 — horizontal stroke

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

查 chá · to check

What 查 is made of

• 木mù — tree
  • 十 — ten
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
    • 丨 — vertical stroke
  • 八bā — eight
• 旦dàn — dawn
  • 日rì — sun; day
    • 口kǒu — mouth
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
  • 一 — horizontal stroke