Memory phrase for the character: 樱


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Meaning

cherry

Pronunciation

yīng

Explanation

Left: tree 木, right: infant, baby 婴 (Sucking mouths 冂 at the nipples 人 of the woman 女 indicate infants/babies - Here: 贝 as hanging cherries

Mnemonic


 
The tree with hanging cherries for the woman is: the cherry.

Radicals

tree
infant, baby
shell, moneyThis is simplified from 貝, which showed a cowries-shell 目 with two feelers/antennas 八 that was used as money.
womanThe character for tall 大 shows a person 人 with outstretched arms 一. If you shift the lower strokes towards each other, you can get the: woman 女. The wider lower area can be understood as female hips?




 Vocabulary

樱花 yīng huā  oriental cherry (Prunus serrulata or Prunus yedoensis), prized for its blossom; also known as sakura (Japanese) or Yoshino cherry
樱桃 yīng táo  cherry
樱花草 yīng huā cǎo  primrose
樱花草 yīng huā cǎo  


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