身材 (shēncái) · figure

身 shēn · body

What 身 is made of

身 is not built from smaller parts; it is written with 7 strokes.

Origin hint: A pregnant woman (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

材 cái · timber

What 材 is made of

• 木mù — tree
  • 十 — ten
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
    • 丨 — vertical stroke
  • 八bā — eight
• 才cái — ability
  • 扌shǒu — hand
    • 二 — two strokes
    • 亅 — hook

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