虽然但是 (suīrán dànshì) · although…, but…

虽 suī · although

What 虽 is made of

• 口kǒu — mouth
  • 冂 — frame
    • 丨 — vertical stroke
  • 一 — horizontal stroke
• 虫chóng — insect
  • 中zhōng — central
    • 口kǒu — mouth
    • 丨 — vertical stroke

然 rán · certainly

What 然 is made of

• 肰rán — dog meat
  • ⺼ — meat
  • 犬quǎn — dog
    • 大dà — big
    • 丶 — dot
• 灬huǒ — fire

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

但 dàn · but

What 但 is made of

• 亻rén — person
• 旦dàn — dawn
  • 日rì — sun; day
    • 口kǒu — mouth
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
  • 一 — horizontal stroke

是 shì · to be

What 是 is made of

• 日rì — sun; day
  • 口kǒu — mouth
    • 冂 — frame
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
  • 一 — horizontal stroke
• 疋pǐ — foot shape

Origin hint: To speak 日 directly 疋 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)