目的地 (mùdìdì) · destination

目 mù · eye

What 目 is made of

• 口kǒu — mouth
  • 冂 — frame
    • 丨 — vertical stroke
  • 一 — horizontal stroke
• 二 — two strokes
  • 一 — horizontal stroke
  • 一 — horizontal stroke

Origin hint: An eye drawn on its side (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

的 de · possessive particle

What 的 is made of

• 白bái — white
  • 日rì — sun; day
    • 口kǒu — mouth
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
• 勺sháo — spoon
  • 勹bāo — wrap shape
    • 丿 — falling stroke
  • 丶 — dot

地 de · adverb particle (-ly)

What 地 is made of

• 土tǔ — earth
  • 十 — ten
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
    • 丨 — vertical stroke
  • 一 — horizontal stroke
• 也yě — also
  • 乚 — hook stroke

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