Memory phrase for the character: 啃
啃
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
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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".
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Vocabulary
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啃书 kěn shū
lit. to gnaw a book; to study; to cram
啃书 kěn shū
