绑架 (bǎngjià) · to kidnap

绑 bǎng · to tie

What 绑 is made of

• 纟sī — silk
  • 一 — horizontal stroke
• 邦bāng — country
  • 丰fēng — abundant
    • 三sān — three
    • 丨 — vertical stroke
  • 阝fù / yì (names) — mound/city side-form
    • 丨 — vertical stroke

架 jià · frame

What 架 is made of

• 加jiā — to add to
  • 力lì — power
    • 丿 — falling stroke
  • 口kǒu — mouth
    • 冂 — frame
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
• 木mù — tree
  • 十 — ten
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
    • 丨 — vertical stroke
  • 八bā — eight

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