联欢 (liánhuān) · get-together

联 lián · ally

What 联 is made of

• 耳ěr — ear
  • 二 — two strokes
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
• 关guān — frontier pass
  • 丷ha — kwukyel
    • 丶 — dot
  • 天tiān — sky
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
    • 大dà — big

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

欢 huān · joy

What 欢 is made of

• 又yòu — and
• 欠qiàn — to lack
  • ⺈ — top shape
  • 人rén — person