Memory phrase for the character: 慕

慕

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Meaning

admire, to envy, to adore

Pronunciation

mù

Explanation

 Top: negative 莫 (sink, go down: The plants 艹 are made by the sun 日 to be large 大 [= as long shadows] at sunset.), bottom: heart 心 [sunrise is: 旦 or ]

Mnemonic
 
(a romantic sunset?) Having the sinking sun in your heart is [a feeling of] admiration.

Radicals

莫 negative, sunsetThe plants 艹 are made by the sun 日 to be large 大 [= as long shadows] at sunset. - The very similar radical stands for sunrise. This seems bizarre, but can be argued based on the characters for morning 朝 in comparison to evening 暮.
心 heartImage of a heart with coronary arteries.




 Vocabulary

羡慕 xiàn mù  envious; envy; to admire
慕尼黑 Mù ní hēi  München or Munich, capital of Bavaria, Germany
 
让人羡慕 ràng rén xiàn mù  enviable; to be admired
 

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