Memory phrase for the character: 塌

塌

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Meaning

collapse, to fall in ruins

Pronunciation

 tā

Explanation

 Left: earth 土, right: sun 日, feather 羽 (here: to fly)

Mnemonic
 
(Icarus and Daedalus) You will come back to earth, when you want (to reach) the sun, and your feathers: collapse.

Radicals

土 earth, groundPay attention to the length of the upper line. If it is longer, it means scholar 士.
羽 feather
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 Vocabulary

塌棵菜 tā kē cài  Brassica narinosa (broadbeaked mustard); Chinese flat cabbage
倒塌 dǎo tā  to collapse (of building); to topple over
塌陷 tā xiàn  to subside; to sink; to cave in
塌方 tā fāng  to cave in; to collapse; landslide
坍塌 tān tā  collapse
坍塌 tān tā  

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