照片 (zhàopiàn) · photo

照 zhào · to shine

What 照 is made of

• 昭zhāo — bright
  • 日rì — sun; day
    • 口kǒu — mouth
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
  • 召zhào — imperial decree
    • 刀dāo — knife
    • 口kǒu — mouth
• 灬huǒ — fire

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

片 piàn · slice

What 片 is made of

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

Origin hint: Half of a tree trunk; compare 爿 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)