迫不及待 (pòbùjídài) · too impatient to wait

迫 pò · to compel

What 迫 is made of

• 辶 — walking, moving
• 白bái — white
  • 日rì — sun; day
    • 口kǒu — mouth
    • 一 — horizontal stroke

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

不 bù · not

What 不 is made of

• 一 — horizontal stroke

Origin hint: A bird flying toward the sky 一 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

及 jí · to extend

What 及 is made of

• 又yòu — and

待 dāi · to stay

What 待 is made of

• 彳chì — to step with the left foot
  • 丨 — vertical stroke
• 寺sì — court
  • 土tǔ — earth
    • 十 — ten
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
  • 寸cùn — inch

Origin hint: To welcome someone arriving 彳 at the royal court 寺 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)