Memory phrase for the Kanji: 姓


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Meaning family name, surname

Pronunciation

xìng

Explanation

Left: woman , right: life (The twig at the growing plant stands for life.)

Mnemonic


 
The woman lives under her family name.

Radicals

womanThe character for tall shows a person with outstretched arms . If you shift the lower strokes towards each other, you can get the: woman . The wider lower area can be understood as female hips?
life
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 Vocabulary

 老百姓  lǎo bǎi xìng  ordinary people; the "person in the street"
 百姓  bǎi xìng  common people
 百姓  bǎi xìng  

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