Memory phrase for the character: 涮

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

氵 Water
尸 buttocks in side viewThis radical has the meaning: corpse 尸. But because of its use in tail 尾 or urine 尿 or flatulence 屁, it is generally considered to mean 'buttocks'.
巾 cloth, turban
刂 cutIt is typically at the right side of the character.
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