Memory phrase for the Kanji: 咸


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Meaning

salted, salty

Pronunciation

xián

Explanation

Inside: mouth , rest: 11th branch of earth 戌 (a halberd ) (cf. maybe )

Mnemonic

The taste is for the person (= & ) in the mouth like a halberd such salty

Radicals

salty
mouth, openingThis is a small square. If it is bigger: , it is an enclosure.
militaryThe ten (persons) at the halberd form the military.
perhapsCan you hit the mouth with the long halberd ? Maybe! 
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Vocabulary

 迫切  pò qiè  
 迫切  pò qiè  
 咸菜  xián cài  salted vegetables; pickles
 咸涩  xián sè  salty and bitter; acerbic
 阮咸  ruǎn xián  ancient Chinese stringed instrument
 阮咸  ruǎn xián  


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