Memory phrase for the character: 徐

徐

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Meaning slowly, gently

Pronunciation

xú

Explanation

Left: go 彳 right: excess/rest 余 (A heap is still on the altar 示, thus in excess.), below: cross beams)

Mnemonic
 
He goes excessively slow.

Radicals

彳 stepA simplified variant of “to go 行” with the same meaning.
余 remaining, excessUnder the roof, on the table, something is in excess.
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 Vocabulary

徐世昌 Xú Shì chāng  Xu Shichang (1855-1939), politician associated with the Northern Warlords, president of China in 1921
徐州 Xú zhōu  Xuzhou prefecture level city in Jiangsu
徐徐 xú xú  slowly; gently
徐徐 xú xú  slowly; gently
徐匡迪 Xú Kuāng dí  Xu Kuangdi
徐匡迪 Xú Kuāng dí  
徐匡迪 Xú Kuāng dí  

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