然而 (ránér) · however

然 rán · certainly

What 然 is made of

• 肰rán — dog meat
  • ⺼ — meat
  • 犬quǎn — dog
    • 大dà — big
    • 丶 — dot
• 灬huǒ — fire

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

而 ér · and

What 而 is made of

而 is not built from smaller parts; it is written with 6 strokes.