简单 (jiǎndān) · simple

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)

单 dān · list

What 单 is made of

• 丷ha — kwukyel
  • 丶 — dot