Memory phrase for the character: 漠

漠

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Meaning desert, unconcerned, indifferent, apathetic

Pronunciation

mò

Explanation

Left: water 氵, right: negative 莫 (sink, go down: The plants 艹 are made by the sun 日 to be large 大 [= as long shadows] at sunset.) [sunrise is: 旦 or ]

Mnemonic
 
(Low groundwater level) When the water has sunk, it turns into: a desert.

Radicals

氵 Water
莫 negative, sunsetThe plants 艹 are made by the sun 日 to be large 大 [= as long shadows] at sunset. - The very similar radical stands for sunrise. This seems bizarre, but can be argued based on the characters for morning 朝 in comparison to evening 暮.
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 Vocabulary

沙漠 shā mò  desert
沙漠 shā mò  

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