母亲 (mǔqīn) · mother

母 mǔ · mother

What 母 is made of

母 is not built from smaller parts; it is written with 5 strokes.

Origin hint: A mother's breasts (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

亲 qīn · one's own (blood relation)

What 亲 is made of

• 立lì — to stand
  • 亠tóu — lid
    • 丶 — dot
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
  • 丷ha — kwukyel
    • 丶 — dot
  • 一 — horizontal stroke
• 一 — horizontal stroke
• 小xiǎo — small
  • 亅 — hook
  • 八bā — eight

Origin hint: A tree 木 bearing fruit 立 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)