Memory phrase for the character: 抿


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Meaning

to smooth, purse up (lips)

Pronunciation

mǐn

Explanation

Left: hand 扌, right: people, nation 民 (Many buttocks 尸 with the “plus +” as a multiplier form a people.)

Mnemonic


 
A hand that forms (buttocks into) a people: smoothes.

Radicals

handSimplification of this hand 手
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'.
people, nationButtocks in side view 尸 a “plus +” as a multiplier, since very many people (= buttocks) make up a nation.
clanVariant of hill 丘. Clan families often had their estates on the top of hills. This developed into the family name. It can be seen as one person 人, which is modified as: 厂 and a “plus +” as a multiplier, so that many persons form a family.
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