身高 (shēngāo) · height (of a person)

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)

高 gāo · high

What 高 is made of

• 亠tóu — lid
  • 丶 — dot
  • 一 — horizontal stroke
• 口kǒu — mouth
  • 冂 — frame
    • 丨 — vertical stroke
  • 一 — horizontal stroke
• 冋jiōng — desert
  • 冂 — frame
    • 丨 — vertical stroke
  • 口kǒu — mouth
    • 冂 — frame
    • 一 — horizontal stroke

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