Memory phrase for the Kanji: 晒


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Meaning

to dry in the sun, to sunbathe

Pronunciation

shài

Explanation

Left: sun 日, right: west 西 (sun 日 moves 儿 below the horizon 一 at sunset in the west)

Mnemonic


 
The sun in the west (= at the afternoon) is good for drying or a sunbath.

Radicals

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.
西 westThis sign has a certain resemblance to the sun 日 in combination with strokes 儿 that point downwards to indicate sunset in the west.
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 Vocabulary

晒干 shài gān  to dry in the sun
曝晒 pù shài  to expose to strong sunlight
防晒霜 fáng shài shuāng  suntan lotion; sunscreen cream
防晒霜 fáng shài shuāng  


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