理所当然 (lǐsuǒdāngrán) · natural

理 lǐ · science

What 理 is made of

• 王wáng — king
  • 一 — horizontal stroke
  • 土tǔ — earth
    • 十 — ten
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
• 里lǐ — unit of distance equal to 0.5km
  • 田tián — field
  • 土tǔ — earth
    • 十 — ten
    • 一 — horizontal stroke

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

所 suǒ · measure word for schools, houses

What 所 is made of

• 户hù — door
  • 丶 — dot
  • 尸shī — body
    • 丿 — falling stroke
• 斤jīn — catty
  • 厂chǎng — cliff
  • 下xià — down

Origin hint: An axe 斤 swung at a door 户 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

当 dāng · to be

What 当 is made of

• ⺌ — structural part
• 彐jì — snout
  • 二 — two strokes
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
    • 一 — horizontal stroke

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)