完美无缺 (wán měi wú quē) — (idiom) perfect and flawless; flawless perfection

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

完 pairs 宀 (roof) with 元, which gives the sound.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

美 shows 大, a person, wearing 羊, a headdress of feathers or ram's horn.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 無; 无 is its simplified writing.

For the simplified 无, the story is about 無. 無 drew a person dancing with ox tails held in both hands to pray for rain, then was borrowed for 'have no', so the picture does not explain that meaning.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

缺 pairs 缶, an earthen pot, with 夬, which gives the sound.