Memory phrase for the character: 喻

喻

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Meaning a metaphor, analogy, simile, allegory, to describe sth. as

Pronunciation

yù

Explanation

Left: mouth 口, right: to assent, approve 俞 (When the arrowhead gets into the body 月/肉 to cut 刂, I am assenting. [cf. arrow 箭])

Mnemonic
 
The 'mouth' stands for 'assent'. This is a metaphor or analogy.

Radicals

口 mouth, openingThis is a small square. If it is bigger: 囗, it is an enclosure.
俞 arrow headThis radical gets its meaning by the similarity to the character for arrow: 箭 (jiàn), which has a similar body under the bamboo 竹. Due to the pointed top this radical is understood as the arrow's head 人 that goes into the flesh 月/肉 and cuts刂.
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 Vocabulary

比喻 bǐ yù  metaphor; analogy; figure of speech; figuratively
不言而喻 bù yán ér yù  it goes without saying; it is self-evident
家喻户晓 jiā yù hù xiǎo  understood by everyone (idiom); well known; a household name
家喻户晓 jiā yù hù xiǎo  

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