面试 (miànshì) · interview

面 miàn · noodles

What 面 is made of

面 is not built from smaller parts; it is written with 9 strokes.

Origin hint: A person's face (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

试 shì · to try

What 试 is made of

• 讠yán — speech
• 式shì — formula
  • 弋yì — to catch
  • 工gōng — labor
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
    • 丄shàng — above

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