没什么 (méishénme) · nothing much

没 méi · not

What 没 is made of

• 氵shuǐ — water
• 殳shū — tool
  • 几jǐ — how many
    • 丿 — falling stroke
    • 乙yǐ — second
  • 又yòu — and

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

什 shén · what? mixed

What 什 is made of

• 亻rén — person
• 十 — ten
  • 一 — horizontal stroke
  • 丨 — vertical stroke

Origin hint: A file of ten 十 people 亻 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

么 me · interrogative particle

What 么 is made of

• 丿 — falling stroke
• 厶sī — private