Memory phrase for the character: 熟


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Meaning ripe (of fruit), mature (of seeds), cooked (of food), skilled

Pronunciation

shú, shóu

Explanation

From top: who, what 孰 (enjoy [=the high child enjoys] and bead, round [ = A 'nine' needs an additional stroke to become round like a pill.]), fire

Mnemonic


 
(Cooking by temperature: like potatoes at the rim of the grill?) The tall 'children' are around the fire for being: ripe (matured).

Radicals

to enjoy, benefit to have the use of
small beadA 'nine' needs an additional stroke to become round like a pill.
fireAlso this radical stands for fire.
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 Vocabulary

熟练 shú liàn  practiced; proficient; skilled; skillful
成熟 chéng shú  mature; ripe; Taiwan pr. [cheng2 shou2]
熟悉 shú xī  to be familiar with; to know well
生米煮成熟饭 shēng mǐ zhǔ chéng shú fàn  the rice is cooked; what's done is done; it's too late to change anything now (idiom)
厮熟 sī shú  familiar with one another
娴熟 xián shú  adept; skilled
熟谙 shú ān  to know sth fluently; well-versed
熟谙 shú ān  

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