Memory phrase for the Kanji: 夺


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Meaning to seize, to take away forcibly, strive for

Pronunciation

duó

Explanation

Top: big , bottom: skillful hand

Mnemonic


 
With a big and skillful hand you can seize or strive/compete for sth.

Radicals

big, huge
skillful handImage of a hand forearm and pulse . It was originally also the distance of one inch (Length: 1 ts'wun = 3.72 cm) from the hand's palm to the pulse. This also stood for a small amount. In the mnemonic, it is used as "skillful hand".
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 Vocabulary

 夺取  duó qǔ  to seize; capture; to wrest control of
 争夺  zhēng duó  fight over; contest; vie over
 掠夺  lüè duó  to plunder, to rob
 剥夺  bō duó  to deprive; to expropriate; to strip (sb of his property)
 争分夺秒  zhēng fēn duó miǎo  lit. fight minutes, snatch seconds (idiom); a race against time; making every second count
 篡夺  cuàn duó  to usurp; to seize
 攫夺  jué duó  to seize; to pillage; to plunder
 攫夺  jué duó  


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