维生素 (wéishēngsù) · vitamin

维 wéi · to preserve

What 维 is made of

• 纟sī — silk
  • 一 — horizontal stroke
• 隹zhuī — short-tailed bird
  • 亻rén — person

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

生 shēng · to give birth

What 生 is made of

• 一 — horizontal stroke
• 土tǔ — earth
  • 十 — ten
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
    • 丨 — vertical stroke
  • 一 — horizontal stroke

Origin hint: A shoot 屮 growing in the soil 土 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

素 sù · plain

What 素 is made of

• 龶 — top part
• 糸mì — silk
  • 幺yāo — one
  • 小xiǎo — small
    • 亅 — hook
    • 八bā — eight