Memory phrase for the character: 吞
吞
Meaning
to swallow, drink, absorb Pronunciation tūn Explanation Top: sky 天, below: mouth 口
Mnemonic
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Like from the sky and through the mouth, when: swallowing. Radicals
天
sky Don't mistake with "early death" 夭, even though there is some overlapping in the explanations.
口
mouth, opening This is a small square. If it is bigger: 囗, it is an enclosure.
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Vocabulary
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吞并 tūn bìng
to annex
侵吞 qīn tūn
to annex; to swallow (up); to embezzle
吞食 tūn shí
to devour
吞噬 tūn shì
to swallow; to engulf; to gobble up
吞噬 tūn shì
