清楚 (qīngchu) · clear

清 qīng · clean

What 清 is made of

• 氵shuǐ — water
• 青qīng — nature's color
  • 龶 — top part
  • 月yuè — moon; month
    • 冂 — frame
    • 二 — two strokes

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

楚 chǔ · clear

What 楚 is made of

• 林lín — forest
  • 木mù — tree
    • 十 — ten
    • 八bā — eight
  • 木mù — tree
    • 十 — ten
    • 八bā — eight
• 疋pǐ — foot shape