爱不释手 (àibùshìshǒu) · to love something too much to put it down

爱 ài · love

What 爱 is made of

• 爫zhǎo — claws
• 冖mì — cover
• 友yǒu — friend
  • 又yòu — and

Origin hint: To bring a friend 友 into one's house 冖 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

不 bù · not

What 不 is made of

• 一 — horizontal stroke

Origin hint: A bird flying toward the sky 一 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

释 shì · to explain

What 释 is made of

• 釆biàn — to distinguish
  • 丿 — falling stroke
  • 米mǐ — rice
    • 丷ha — kwukyel
    • 木mù — tree

Origin hint: 釆 gives the meaning, 睪 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)