Memory phrase for the Kanji: 漱
漱
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Meaning
to gargle, to rinse one's mouth with water
Pronunciation
shù
Explanation
Left: water 氵, right: 欶 (bundle 束, deficient/lack 欠 [A yawning person 人 is lacking sth.])
Mnemonic
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The water is first in a 'bundle' and then lacks: when rinsing.
Radicals
氵
water Simplified from this water 水
欶
|a bundle 束 and to lack 欠
束
bundle The tree 木 stands for many plants (sheafs of rice), which are bound/lashed with a ribbon 口 (cf. 兼) to form a bundle.
欠
lack, yawn Like a person 人 who tears his mouth wide open when yawning and seems to have a lack (of good manners).
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Vocabulary
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漱流
shù liú
to rinse one's mouth with water; to gargle
漱洗
shù xǐ
to rinse the mouth and wash the face
洗漱
xǐ shù
to wash the face and rinse the mouth
洗漱
xǐ shù