Memory phrase for the Kanji: 挝
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Meaning
| beat, to strike
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Pronunciation |
zhuā |
Explanation |
Left: hand 扌, right: to pass through 过 (A movement 辶 of the skillful hand 寸 and you passed through.) |
Mnemonic
| A hand can pass through, if it beats.
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Radicals
扌
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hand | |
辶
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movement | In some cases this radical 廴 is used, but the mnemonics are the same. |
寸
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skillful hand | Image of a hand 一 forearm 丨 and pulse 丶. 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". |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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