Memory phrase for the character: 捍

捍

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Meaning

ward off (a blow)

Pronunciation

hàn

Explanation

 Left: hand 扌, right: drought 旱 (The sun 日 has dried 干.)

Mnemonic
 
By hand the drought is warded off.

Radicals

扌 handSimplification of this hand 手
日 sun, dayThis radical was developed from a circle with a central dot as the image of the sun. As you can hardly draw circles or dots with a brush, it became the current rectangular shape.
干 dry




 Vocabulary

捍卫 hàn wèi  defend; uphold; safeguard
捍卫者 hàn wèi zhě  proponent; supporter; upholder
捍卫者 hàn wèi zhě  

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