Memory phrase for the Kanji: 危

危

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Meaning

danger, to endanger

Pronunciation

 wēi

Explanation

 Top: bent person ⺈, below: unlucky 厄 (cliff 厂, slumped person 㔾)

Mnemonic
 
The bent person on the cliff can (by falling) change into a slumped person: That's the danger.

Radicals

危 danger, to endanger
㔾 slumped person(Further radicals with „person“ are: sitting 匕, sitting cross-legged 夂, lying , kneeling ⺈, skilled才, bending マ,卩, or husband 夫)
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 Vocabulary

危机 wēi jī  crisis
危害 wēi hài  to jeopardize; to harm; to endanger
危险 wēi xiǎn  danger; dangerous
危险 wēi xiǎn  

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