洗手间 (xǐshǒujiān) · toilet

洗 xǐ · to wash

What 洗 is made of

• 氵shuǐ — water
• 先xiān — first
  • 土tǔ — earth
    • 十 — ten
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
  • 儿ér — child
    • 丿 — falling stroke
    • 乚 — hook stroke

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

手 shǒu · hand

What 手 is made of

手 is not built from smaller parts; it is written with 4 strokes.

Origin hint: A hand with the fingers splayed (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

间 jiān · measure word for rooms

What 间 is made of

• 门mén — door
  • 丶 — dot
  • 丨 — vertical stroke
• 日rì — sun; day
  • 口kǒu — mouth
    • 冂 — frame
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
  • 一 — horizontal stroke

Origin hint: The sun 日 shining through a doorway 门 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)