殖民地 (zhímíndì) · colony

殖 zhí · to breed

What 殖 is made of

• 歹dǎi — corpse
  • 一 — horizontal stroke
  • 夕xī — evening
    • 勹bāo — wrap shape
    • 丶 — dot
• 直zhí — straight
  • 十 — ten
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
    • 丨 — vertical stroke
  • 目mù — eye
    • 口kǒu — mouth
    • 二 — two strokes
  • 一 — horizontal stroke

民 mín · citizens

What 民 is made of

• 巳sì — the hours from 9 to 11
  • 乚 — hook stroke
• 戈gē — spear

Origin hint: An eye 巳 pierced by a dagger 戈, an old mark of slavery (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

地 de · adverb particle (-ly)

What 地 is made of

• 土tǔ — earth
  • 十 — ten
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
    • 丨 — vertical stroke
  • 一 — horizontal stroke
• 也yě — also
  • 乚 — hook stroke

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