Memory phrase for the character: 塑

塑

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Meaning

to model (a figure) in clay

Pronunciation

sù

Explanation

 Top: new moon, 1.day in lunar calendar 朔 (The disobedient 屰 moon 月 is not shining at new moon) [屰 = A plant's 艹 shoot 屮 that grows crooked], bottom: earth 土

Mnemonic
 
(Here see: "disobedient" as “copied”) We create a copied body from earth (=clay) when modeling.

Radicals

朔 new moonfirst day of lunar month
屰 disobedientThe sprout 屮 of a plant 艹 that grows crookedly is disobedient.
屮 sprout
土 earth, groundPay attention to the length of the upper line. If it is longer, it means scholar 士.




 Vocabulary

塑料 sù liào  plastics
雕塑 diāo sù  a statue; a Buddhist image; sculpture; to carve
雕塑 diāo sù  

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