Memory phrase for the Kanji: 嗦


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Meaning

suck

Pronunciation

suō

Explanation

Left: mouth 口, right: 索 (ten 十, cover 冖, thread 糸)

Mnemonic


 
The mouth can cover 冖 from above (tenfold??) and it appears thread-like (when using a drinking-straw?) to suck.

Radicals

mouth, openingThis is a small square. If it is bigger: 囗, it is an enclosure.
tenTwo crossed forearms with 5 fingers each makes ten.
coverThis very similar radical 宀 is understood as a roof.
threadIt has in its upper part the radical "short thread" 幺.
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 Vocabulary

哆嗦 duō suo  to tremble; to shiver; uncontrolled shaking of the body
罗嗦 luō suo  long-winded; wordy; troublesome
打哆嗦 dǎ duō suo  to tremble; to shiver (of cold); to shudder
打哆嗦 dǎ duō suo  


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