解剖 (jiěpōu) · to dissect

解 jiě · to explain

What 解 is made of

• 角jiǎo — angle
  • ⺈ — top shape
  • 用yòng — to use
    • 冂 — frame
• 刀dāo — knife
  • 丿 — falling stroke
• 牛niú — ox

Origin hint: To cut 刀 the horns 角 off of an ox 牛; 角 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

剖 pōu · to bisect

What 剖 is made of

• 咅pǒu — to spit out
  • 立lì — to stand
    • 亠tóu — lid
    • 丷ha — kwukyel
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
  • 口kǒu — mouth
    • 冂 — frame
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
• 刂dāo — knife
  • 丨 — vertical stroke
  • 亅 — hook