潜移默化 (qiányímòhuà) · to influence imperceptibly

潜 qián · to hide

What 潜 is made of

• 氵shuǐ — water
• 替tì — to change
  • 夫fū — man
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
    • 大dà — big
  • 夫fū — man
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
    • 大dà — big
  • 日rì — sun; day
    • 口kǒu — mouth
    • 一 — horizontal stroke

移 yí · to move

What 移 is made of

• 禾hé — cereal
  • 丿 — falling stroke
  • 木mù — tree
    • 十 — ten
    • 八bā — eight
• 多duō — much
  • 夕xī — evening
    • 勹bāo — wrap shape
    • 丶 — dot
  • 夕xī — evening
    • 勹bāo — wrap shape
    • 丶 — dot

默 mò · silent

What 默 is made of

• 黑hēi — black
  • 灬huǒ — fire
• 犬quǎn — dog
  • 大dà — big
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
    • 人rén — person
  • 丶 — dot

Origin hint: A dog 犬 watching in the dark 黑 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

化 huà · -ize

What 化 is made of

• 亻rén — person
• 匕bǐ — spoon
  • 乚 — hook stroke
  • 丿 — falling stroke