Memory phrase for the character: 杖

杖

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Meaning

a rod, stick, cane, walking stick

Pronunciation

zhàng

Explanation

 Left: tree 木, right: unit of length 丈 (3.3m = big person 大 with a wide step)

Mnemonic
 
(You need it when stumbling [= big step]) The wood for the big step is the (walking) stick.

Radicals

木 tree
丈 unit of lengthA tall 大 person making a wide lunge (= lateral step) to the right to measure this distance.




 Vocabulary

拐杖 guǎi zhàng  crutches; crutch; walking stick
手杖 shǒu zhàng  cane
魔杖 mó zhàng  magic wand
魔杖 mó zhàng  

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