Memory phrase for the character: 垫
垫
Meaning
mat, mattress, pad, cushion Pronunciation diàn Explanation Top: grasp, seize 执 (If you get your hand 扌to that small bead 丸 you grasp it.), bottom: earth 土
Mnemonic
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By hand the beads/pills (are spread) to form: a mattress. Radicals
执
grasp, seize If you get your hand 扌to that small bead 丸 you grasp it.
土
earth, ground Pay attention to the length of the upper line. If it is longer, it means scholar 士.
扌
hand Simplification of this hand 手
丸
small bead A 'nine' 九 needs an additional stroke 丶 to become round like a pill.
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Vocabulary
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衬垫 chèn diàn
pad
垫圈 diàn quān
washer (on bolt)
垫片 diàn piàn
spacer
垫片 diàn piàn
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