粗糙 (cūcāo) · rough

粗 cū · thick

What 粗 is made of

• 米mǐ — rice
  • 丷ha — kwukyel
    • 丶 — dot
  • 木mù — tree
    • 十 — ten
    • 八bā — eight
• 且qiě — moreover
  • 月yuè — moon; month
    • 冂 — frame
    • 二 — two strokes
  • 一 — horizontal stroke

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

糙 cāo · coarse

What 糙 is made of

• 米mǐ — rice
  • 丷ha — kwukyel
    • 丶 — dot
  • 木mù — tree
    • 十 — ten
    • 八bā — eight
• 造zào — to build
  • 辶 — walking, moving
  • 告gào — to tell
    • 牛niú — ox
    • 口kǒu — mouth