顺便 (shùnbiàn) · on the way

顺 shùn · to submit to

What 顺 is made of

• 川chuān — stream
  • 丿 — falling stroke
  • 丨 — vertical stroke
  • 丨 — vertical stroke
• 页yè — page
  • 贝bèi — sea shell
    • 冂 — frame
    • 人rén — person

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

便 biàn · then

What 便 is made of

• 亻rén — person
• 更gèng — to change or replace
  • 一 — horizontal stroke
  • 曰yuē — to speak
    • 口kǒu — mouth
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
  • 乂yì — crossed strokes
    • 丿 — falling stroke