高兴 (gāoxìng) · happy

高 gāo · high

What 高 is made of

• 亠tóu — lid
  • 丶 — dot
  • 一 — horizontal stroke
• 口kǒu — mouth
  • 冂 — frame
    • 丨 — vertical stroke
  • 一 — horizontal stroke
• 冋jiōng — desert
  • 冂 — frame
    • 丨 — vertical stroke
  • 口kǒu — mouth
    • 冂 — frame
    • 一 — horizontal stroke

Origin hint: A tall palace (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

兴 xìng · interest

What 兴 is made of

• ⺍ — three-stroke
• 一 — horizontal stroke
• 八bā — eight