Memory phrase for the character: 卤

卤

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Meaning

to brine, salt, stupid, gravy

Pronunciation

lǔ

Explanation

 Above: devine 卜 (Here: handle of a cover), below: Barrel 囗 with something 㐅 in

Mnemonic
 
The lid is on the pickle barrel with something that is brined.

Radicals

卜 oracle, mysticismThis radical is considered to be a simplification of: fortune telling 占 (crack 卜 in the shell 口 of a turtle from which the fortune was told.). Sometimes it is read as a forking of a road.
囗 enclosureThis radical is enclosing other items. A small square 口 however is understood as mouth.




 Vocabulary

卤素 lǔ sù  halogen (chemistry)
卤素 lǔ sù  
卤水 lǔ shuǐ  brine; bittern; marinade
卤水 lǔ shuǐ  

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