实验 (shí yàn)

Character breakdown

• 实 (shí) · 8 strokes

  Simplified form of 實. Depicts a string of money (貫) under a roof (宀). Based on the original meaning "rich; plentiful". The meaning later expanded to "solid", "fruit", and "true". The 貫 component was…

• 验 (yàn) · 10 strokes

  Phonosemantic compound. 马 represents the meaning and 佥 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "type of horse". The current meaning is a phonetic loan. Simplified form of 驗.