Memory phrase for the character: 曳

曳

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Meaning drag, pull, to tow

Pronunciation

yè

Explanation

(Due to the weight, the person 人 is deformed)

Mnemonic
 
A person 人 with a heavy load 日 on the shoulders who is dragging or pulling.

Radicals

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.
人 personA standing person with spread legs.
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 Vocabulary

摇曳 yáo yè  to flicker (of flame); to sway; to bend (in the wind); to oscillate; to flutter; free and untied; loose
摇曳多姿 yáo yè duō zī  swaying gently; moving elegantly
拖曳机 tuō yè jī  tractor
拖曳机 tuō yè jī  

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