Memory phrase for the character: 村

村

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Left: tree 木, right: unit of length 寸 (often seen as: "skillful hand"

(Historically a palisade [= a fence] was used as defense around the village) Trees are erected with skillful hands to (protect): the village.

木	tree
寸	skillful hand	Image of a hand 一 forearm 丨 and pulse 丶. It was originally also the distance of one inch (Length: 1 ts'wun = 3.72 cm) from the hand's palm to the pulse. This also stood for a small amount. In the mnemonic, it is used as "skillful hand".

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农村	nóng cūn	rural area; village
乡村	xiāng cūn	rustic; village; countryside
村庄	cūn zhuāng	village; hamlet
高村正彦	Gāo cūn Zhēng yàn	KOMURA Masahiko (1942-), Japanese politician, foreign minister from 1998, minister of defense from 2007
杏花村	xìng huā cūn	village in Shaanxi province, famous among poets for its wine
杏花村	xìng huā cūn

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