Memory phrase for the character: 咒

咒

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Meaning

incantation, magic spell, curse, malediction

Pronunciation

zhòu

Explanation

 Top: 2x mouth 口, bottom: table 几

Mnemonic
 
Two huge eyes and a mouth 几 drawn down during: an incantation.

Radicals

口 mouth, openingThis is a small square. If it is bigger: 囗, it is an enclosure.
几 small tableA similar radical is ordinary: 凡, which shows this table with a scratch. Sometimes this radical is seen as a sail. Also this radical is understood as a table.




 Vocabulary

咒骂 zhòu mà  to damn; to curse; to revile
赌咒 dǔ zhòu  to vow
诅咒 zǔ zhòu  to curse
咒诅 zhòu zǔ  to curse; to revile
咒诅 zhòu zǔ  
咒诅 zhòu zǔ  

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