这些 (zhèxiē) · these

这 zhè · this

What 这 is made of

• 辶 — walking, moving
• 文wén — writing
  • 亠tóu — lid
    • 丶 — dot
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
  • 乂yì — crossed strokes
    • 丿 — falling stroke

些 xiē · some

What 些 is made of

• 此cǐ — this
  • 止zhǐ — to stop
    • 上shàng — up
    • 丨 — vertical stroke
  • 匕bǐ — spoon
    • 乚 — hook stroke
    • 丿 — falling stroke
• 二 — two strokes
  • 一 — horizontal stroke
  • 一 — horizontal stroke

Origin hint: 二 gives the meaning, 此 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)