Memory phrase for the Kanji: 充

充

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Meaning

satisfy, fulfill, substitute

Pronunciation

 chōng

Explanation

 Top: newborn baby (child 子 turned upside down, because at birth with head first), below: legs 儿 - Here: see similarity to flow/stream 流

Mnemonic
The new born baby flounders with his legs to be 'filled' [= fed] and thus be satisfied.

Radicals

new born babyCharacter for child 子, but turned upside down: the baby at birth comes first.
儿 legsSimplified from 兒 with the meaning 'son'. In the explanations used as 'two legs'.
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Vocabulary

 充当  chōng dāng  to serve as; to act as; to play the role of
 充沛  chōng pèi  abundant; plentiful; vigorous
 汗牛充栋  hàn niú chōng dòng  lit. enough books to make a pack-ox sweat or to fill a house to the rafters (idiom); fig. many books
 充裕  chōng yù  abundant; ample; plenty; abundance
 冒充  mào chōng  to feign; to pretend to be; to pass oneself off as
 充电  chōng diàn  to recharge batteries; fig. to rest and recuperate
 充填  chōng tián  to fill (gap, hole, area, blank); to pad out; to complement; (dental) filling; filled
 充实  chōng shí  rich; substantial; enrich; substantiate
 补充  bǔ chōng  to replenish; to supplement; to complement; additional; supplementary
 充足  chōng zú  adequate; sufficient; abundant
 充满  chōng mǎn  full of; brimming with; very full; permeated
 充满  chōng mǎn  

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