简体字 (jiǎntǐzì) · simplified Chinese characters

简 jiǎn · simple

What 简 is made of

• ⺮zhú — bamboo
• 间jiān — between
  • 门mén — gate
    • 丶 — dot
    • 丨 — vertical stroke
  • 日rì — sun; day
    • 口kǒu — mouth
    • 一 — horizontal stroke

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

体 tǐ · body

What 体 is made of

• 亻rén — person
• 本běn — book classifier
  • 木mù — tree
    • 十 — ten
    • 八bā — eight
  • 一 — horizontal stroke

字 zì · character

What 字 is made of

• 宀 — roof
  • 丶 — dot
  • 冖mì — cover
• 子zǐ — child
  • 了liǎo / le — finish
    • 乛 — bent stroke
    • 亅 — hook
  • 一 — horizontal stroke

Origin hint: A child 子 in a house 宀; 子 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)