毅然 (yìrán) · resolutely

毅 yì · decisive

What 毅 is made of

• 豙yì — structural part
  • 立lì — to stand
    • 亠tóu — lid
    • 丷ha — kwukyel
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
  • 豕shǐ — pig
• 殳shū — tool
  • 几jǐ — small table
    • 丿 — falling stroke
    • 乙yǐ — second
  • 又yòu — and

然 rán · certainly

What 然 is made of

• 肰rán — dog meat
  • ⺼ — meat
  • 犬quǎn — dog
    • 大dà — big
    • 丶 — dot
• 灬huǒ — fire

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