雪上加霜 (xuěshàngjiāshuāng) · one disaster after another

雪 xuě · snow

What 雪 is made of

• 雨yǔ — rain
  • 帀zā — to rotate
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
    • 巾jīn — cloth
• 彐jì — snout
  • 二 — two strokes
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
    • 一 — horizontal stroke

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

上 shàng · on

What 上 is made of

• ⺊ — structural part
  • 丨 — vertical stroke
• 一 — horizontal stroke

Origin hint: One stroke on top of another; compare 下 (below) (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

加 jiā · to add

What 加 is made of

• 力lì — strength
  • 丿 — falling stroke
• 口kǒu — mouth
  • 冂 — frame
    • 丨 — vertical stroke
  • 一 — horizontal stroke

Origin hint: Supporting a cause with the strength 力 of one's words 口 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

霜 shuāng · frost

What 霜 is made of

• 雨yǔ — rain
  • 帀zā — to rotate
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
    • 巾jīn — cloth
• 相xiāng — mutual
  • 木mù — tree
    • 十 — ten
    • 八bā — eight
  • 目mù — eye
    • 口kǒu — mouth
    • 二 — two strokes