Memory phrase for the character: 屠

屠

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Meaning

slaughter, slaughter man

Pronunciation

tú

Explanation

 Left: corpse 尸 (Often this radical is used in its second meaning: "buttocks", right: person 者 (old man 耂 on the sun 日)

Mnemonic
 
The corpse of the person [shows], that he was slaughtered.

Radicals

尸 buttocks in side viewThis radical has actually the meaning: corpse 尸. But due to its use in tail 尾, urine 尿, or flatulence 屁, it is considered to generally mean 'buttocks'.
者 person者




 Vocabulary

屠杀 tú shā  to massacre; massacre; bloodbath; carnage
屠宰 tú zǎi  slaughter; butcher
屠宰 tú zǎi  

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