Memory phrase for the Kanji: 胸


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Meaning

chest, thorax, bosom, heart, mind

Pronunciation

xiōng

Explanation

Left: body part /, right: Hungary 匈 (wrap , bad luck/disaster [The cross at the container shows that it is empty: what a bad luck!])

Mnemonic

The body's part enwrapping a "void container" is the chest.

Radicals

meatand body parts
wrap
fierce, fearfulWe have marked this container with a cross because it brings bad luck.
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Vocabulary

 胸部  xiōng bù  chest; bosom
 捶胸  chuí xiōng  to beat one's chest
 捶胸顿足  chuí xiōng dùn zú  to beat one's chest and stamp one's feet (idiom)
 跌脚捶胸  diē jiǎo chuí xiōng  lit. stamping and beating the chest (idiom); fig. angry or stressed about sth
 胸脯  xiōng pú  chest
 胸襟  xiōng jīn  lapel of jacket; heart; aspiration; vision
 胸鳍  xiōng qí  pectoral fin
 胸膛  xiōng táng  chest
 胸腔  xiōng qiāng  thoracic cavity
 胸噎  xiōng yē  thoracic choke (animal harness)
 胸噎  xiōng yē  

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