终于 (zhōngyú) · finally

终 zhōng · end

What 终 is made of

• 纟sī — silk
  • 一 — horizontal stroke
• 冬dōng — winter
  • 夂zhǐ — to go
    • 丿 — falling stroke
    • 又yòu — and
  • ⺀ — ice

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

于 yú · at

What 于 is made of

• 二 — two strokes
  • 一 — horizontal stroke
  • 一 — horizontal stroke
• 亅 — hook