运用 (yùnyòng) · to use

运 yùn · to run

What 运 is made of

• 辶 — walking, moving
• 云yún — (classical) to say
  • 二 — two strokes
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
  • 厶sī — private

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

用 yòng · to use

What 用 is made of

• 冂 — frame
  • 丨 — vertical stroke