Memory phrase for the character: 停

停

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Meaning

to stop, to halt, to park (a car)

Pronunciation

tíng

Explanation

 Left: person 亻, right: pavilion, kiosk 亭 (Tall like a high 高 nail 丁, is this pavilion)

Mnemonic
 
(When you travel you need a break:) The person is at the kiosk to stop.

Radicals

亻 personThis radical is understood as an identical variant of "person" 人, and shows a person who stands with the legs apart. - This radical has several variation, i.e. a lying person , a sitting 匕 person.
高 tall
丁 nail




 Vocabulary

停车 tíng chē  to stop; to park
停留 tíng liú  to stay somewhere temporarily; to stop over
停止 tíng zhǐ  to stop; to halt; to cease
停歇 tíng xiē  to stop for a rest
停泊 tíng bó  anchorage; mooring (of a ship)
停滞 tíng zhì  stagnation; at a standstill; bogged down
停滞不前 tíng zhì bù qián  stuck and not moving forward (idiom); stagnant; in a rut; at a standstill
 

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