Memory phrase for the character: 扼

扼

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Meaning to grip forcefully, clutch at, control, to hold

Pronunciation

è

Explanation

Left: hand 扌, right: distress 厄 (below the cliff 厂 a crouching person 㔾 is in distress)

Mnemonic
 
A hand in distress will grip forcefully.

Radicals

扌 hand
厄 distress, adversity
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 Vocabulary

扼杀 è shā  to strangle; to throttle
扼要 è yào  to the point; concise
扼守 è shǒu  to hold a pass; to guard (a strategic location)
扼守 è shǒu  

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