Memory phrase for the character: 傻


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Meaning stupid, foolish, idiot

Pronunciation

shǎ

Explanation

Left: person , right: 囟 (TV-set with screen , antenna on a stand ; and sitting cross-legged

Mnemonic


 
A person being in front of the TV cross-legged, becomes: stupid.

Radicals

personThis radical is understood as an identical variant of "person" , and shows a person who stands with the legs apart. - This radical has several variation, i.e. a lying person , a sitting person.
upturned footupturned foot or sitting crossed-legged - Do not mistake with the: "hand with a stick": /
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 Vocabulary

傻子 shǎ zi  an idiot; a fool
傻瓜 shǎ guā  idiot; fool
卖傻 mài shǎ  to play stupid; to act like an idiot
卖傻 mài shǎ  


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