道歉 (dàoqiàn) · to apologize

道 dào · road

What 道 is made of

• 辶 — walking, moving
• 首shǒu — chief
  • 丷ha — kwukyel
    • 丶 — dot
  • 自zì — self
    • 目mù — eye

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

歉 qiàn · deficient

What 歉 is made of

• 兼jiān — both
  • 丷ha — kwukyel
    • 丶 — dot
  • 彐jì — snout
    • 二 — two strokes
  • 禾hé — cereal
  • 禾hé — cereal
• 欠qiàn — to lack
  • ⺈ — top shape
  • 人rén — person