Memory phrase for the Kanji: 涮
涮
Hanzi-Trainer
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
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Use water and a brush for rinsing.
Radicals
氵
water Simplified from this water 水
尸
buttocks in side view This 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
cut It is typically at the right side of the character.
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