羽毛球 (yǔmáoqiú) · badminton

羽 yǔ · feather

What 羽 is made of

• 习xí — to study
  • 冫bīng — ice
    • 丶 — dot
• 习xí — to study
  • 冫bīng — ice
    • 丶 — dot

Origin hint: Two feathers or wings (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

毛 máo · hair

What 毛 is made of

• 乇tuō — to depend on
  • 丿 — falling stroke
  • 七qī — seven
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
    • 乚 — hook stroke
• 一 — horizontal stroke

球 qiú · ball

What 球 is made of

• 王wáng — king
  • 一 — horizontal stroke
  • 土tǔ — earth
    • 十 — ten
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
• 求qiú — to seek
  • 一 — horizontal stroke
  • 氺shui — structural part
    • 亅 — hook

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