男士 (nánshì) · gentleman

男 nán · male

What 男 is made of

• 田tián — field
  • 冂 — frame
    • 丨 — vertical stroke
  • 土tǔ — earth
    • 十 — ten
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
• 力lì — strength
  • 丿 — falling stroke

Origin hint: Someone who can work 力 the farm 田 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

士 shì · scholar

What 士 is made of

士 is not built from smaller parts; it is written with 3 strokes.