没用 (méiyòng) · useless

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)

用 yòng · to use

What 用 is made of

• 冂 — frame
  • 丨 — vertical stroke