理直气壮 (lǐzhíqìzhuàng) · confident in being right

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)

直 zhí · straight

What 直 is made of

• 十 — ten
  • 一 — horizontal stroke
  • 丨 — vertical stroke
• 目mù — eye
  • 口kǒu — mouth
    • 冂 — frame
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
  • 二 — two strokes
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
• 一 — horizontal stroke

Origin hint: To look someone in the eye 目 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

气 qì · air

What 气 is made of

• 亻rén — person

Origin hint: A person 亻 breathing air (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

壮 zhuàng · big

What 壮 is made of

• 丬qiáng — half of tree trunk
  • 冫bīng — ice
    • 丶 — dot
  • 丨 — vertical stroke
• 士shì — scholar