Memory phrase for the Kanji: 村
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村 |
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Meaning
| village
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Pronunciation |
cūn |
Explanation |
Left: tree 木, right: unit of length 寸 (often seen as: "skillful hand" |
Mnemonic
| (Historically a palisade [= a fence] was used as defense around the village) Trees are erected with skillful hands to (protect): the village.
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Radicals
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木
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tree | |
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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". |
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Vocabulary
| 农村 |
nóng cūn |
rural area; village |
| 乡村 |
xiāng cūn |
rustic; village; countryside |
| 村庄 |
cūn zhuāng |
village; hamlet |
| 高村正彦 |
Gāo cūn Zhēng yàn |
KOMURA Masahiko (1942-), Japanese politician, foreign minister from 1998, minister of defense from 2007 |
| 杏花村 |
xìng huā cūn |
village in Shaanxi province, famous among poets for its wine |
| 杏花村 |
xìng huā cūn |
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