超市 (chāoshì) · supermarket

超 chāo · to jump over

What 超 is made of

• 走zǒu — to walk
  • 土tǔ — earth
    • 十 — ten
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
  • 止zhǐ — to stop
    • 上shàng — above
    • 丨 — vertical stroke
• 召zhào — imperial decree
  • 刀dāo — knife
    • 丿 — falling stroke
  • 口kǒu — mouth
    • 冂 — frame
    • 一 — horizontal stroke

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

市 shì · city

What 市 is made of

• 亠tóu — lid
  • 丶 — dot
  • 一 — horizontal stroke
• 巾jīn — cloth
  • 冂 — frame
    • 丨 — vertical stroke
  • 丨 — vertical stroke