饱经沧桑 (bǎojīngcāngsāng) · having been through many ups and downs

饱 bǎo · full (after eating)

What 饱 is made of

• 饣shí — food
  • 乚 — hook stroke
• 包bāo — wrap
  • 勹bāo — wrap shape
    • 丿 — falling stroke
  • 巳sì — the hours from 9 to 11
    • 乚 — hook stroke

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

经 jīng · the classics

What 经 is made of

• 纟sī — silk
  • 一 — horizontal stroke
• 工gōng — labor
  • 一 — horizontal stroke
  • 丄shàng — above
    • 丨 — vertical stroke
    • 一 — horizontal stroke

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

沧 cāng · azure

What 沧 is made of

• 氵shuǐ — water
• 仓cāng — granary
  • 人rén — person
  • 㔾xiān — seal

桑 sāng · mulberry tree

What 桑 is made of

• 叒ruò — obedient
  • 又yòu — and
  • 又yòu — and
  • 又yòu — and
• 木mù — tree
  • 十 — ten
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
    • 丨 — vertical stroke
  • 八bā — eight