Memory phrase for the character: 亘


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Meaning

extending all the way across, running through

Pronunciation

gèn

Explanation

Twice horizon 二 with the sun 日 in between as: from dawn 旦 to dusk

Mnemonic


 
From sunrise to sunset is: extending all the way through.

Radicals

extending all the wayfrom sunrise 旦 (sun above horizon) to sunset (= with the sun 日 below the horizon 一)
two
sun riseThe sun 日 is just above the horizon 一 at sunrise.




 Vocabulary

绵亘 mián gèn  to stretch in an unbroken chain (esp. of mountains)
盘亘 pán gèn  linked in a unbroken chain
亘古通今 gèn gǔ tōng jīn  from ancient times up to now; throughout history
亘古通今 gèn gǔ tōng jīn  


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