Memory phrase for the character: 孔

孔

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Meaning

hole, dwellings, Confucius

Pronunciation

 kǒng

Explanation

 Left: child 子, right: kneeling person 乚

Mnemonic
 
A child is kneeling in front of the hole Confucius used to live in.

Radicals

孔 hole, Confucius
子 childA child with an oversized head 乛, body 亅 and two outstretched arms 一 is seeking support.
乚 lighting rodThe use of this component is not consistent. From the character for electricity 电 comes the meaning "lightning rod". Also other explanations are used such as "hook" or "kneeling person".
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 Vocabulary

面孔 miàn kǒng  face
锚链孔 máo liàn kǒng  hawsehole (small hole for anchor cable or hawser in the side of ship)
百孔千疮 bǎi kǒng qiān chuāng  riddled with gaping wounds; afflicted with all ills
钥匙洞孔 yào shi dòng kǒng  keyhole
孔雀 kǒng què  peacock
孔丘 Kǒng Qiū  Confucius
孔孟之道 Kǒng Mèng zhī dào  the teaching of Confucius and Mencius
气孔 qì kǒng  air-bubble; pore; stoma
瞳孔 tóng kǒng  pupil (of eye)
瞳孔 tóng kǒng  

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