Memory phrase for the character: 啃

啃

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Meaning

to gnaw, to nibble, to bite

Pronunciation

kěn

Explanation

Left: mouth 口, right: to agree 肯 (Stop 止 that body 月 if you agree.)

Mnemonic

The mouth stops only, when from the body (everything) is: gnawed.

Radicals

口	mouth, opening	This is a small square. If it is bigger: 囗, it is an enclosure.
止	stop, to end	At top the picture of a left foot and at bottom a limiting line. "The foot stands at the line 一 and stops."
月	moon, month	When it is at the left in the character then often with the meaning "body part". If at the right, then as "moon, month, period".

Vocabulary

啃书	kěn shū	lit. to gnaw a book; to study; to cram
啃书	kěn shū

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