Memory phrase for the character: 涮




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Meaning

to rinse, hold briefly into boiling water

Pronunciation

shuàn

Explanation

Left: water 氵, right: brush 刷 (The "tail" [= cloth 巾 at the buttocks 尸] is cut刂 and used as a brush) [cf. tail 尾]

Mnemonic


 
Use water and a brush for rinsing.

Radicals

waterSimplified from this water 水
buttocks in side viewThis radical has actually the meaning: corpse 尸. But due to its use in tail 尾, urine 尿, or flatulence 屁, it is considered to generally mean 'buttocks'.
cloth, turban
cutIt is typically at the right side of the character.
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