西红柿 (xīhóngshì) · tomato

西 xī · west

What 西 is made of

• 兀wù — weak
  • 一 — horizontal stroke
  • 儿ér — child
    • 丿 — falling stroke
    • 乚 — hook stroke
• 囗wéi — enclosure
  • 冂 — frame
    • 丨 — vertical stroke
  • 一 — horizontal stroke

Origin hint: A bird settling into its nest, representing sunset; compare 東 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

红 hóng · red

What 红 is made of

• 纟sī — silk
  • 一 — horizontal stroke
• 工gōng — labor
  • 一 — horizontal stroke
  • 丄shàng — above
    • 丨 — vertical stroke
    • 一 — horizontal stroke

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

柿 shì · persimmon

What 柿 is made of

• 木mù — tree
  • 十 — ten
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
    • 丨 — vertical stroke
  • 八bā — eight
• 市shì — city
  • 亠tóu — lid
    • 丶 — dot
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
  • 巾jīn — cloth
    • 冂 — frame
    • 丨 — vertical stroke