Memory phrase for the character: 榆

榆

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Meaning

elm

Pronunciation

yú

Explanation

 Left: tree 木, right: to assent, approve 俞 (When the arrowhead gets into the body 月/肉 to cut 刂, I am assenting. [cf. arrow 箭])

Mnemonic
 
The tree for the tip of an arrow 箭 is: the elm.

Radicals

木 tree
俞 arrow headThis radical gets its meaning by the similarity to the character for arrow: 箭 (jiàn), which has a similar body under the bamboo 竹. Due to the pointed top this radical is understood as the arrow's head 人 that goes into the flesh 月/肉 and cuts刂.




 Vocabulary

榆树 yú shù  elm
榆树 yú shù  
榆树 yú shù  
榆树 yú shù  

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