Memory phrase for the Kanji: 嘘


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Meaning

exhale, hiss

Pronunciation

Explanation

Left: mouth 口, right void, emptiness 虚 (The tiger's 虍 hole 业 is void.) [业 = hollow volcanic vent]

Mnemonic


 
The sound (= what comes out of a mouth) from the tiger's hole is a: hiss.

Radicals

mouth, openingThis is a small square. If it is bigger: 囗, it is an enclosure.
emptiness, void
tiger
businessImage of a hollow volcano vent
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 Vocabulary

吹嘘 chuī xū  to brag
发嘘声 fā xū shēng  to hiss (as a sign of displeasure)
嘘声 xū shēng  hissing sound; to hiss (as a sign of displeasure)
嘘声 xū shēng  


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