Memory phrase for the character: 窘

窘



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Meaning

distressed, embarrassed

Pronunciation

 jiǒng

Explanation

 Left: hole, cavity 穴 (It is covered 宀 and a narrowing path 八 leads into the cave), right: monarch/lord 君 (He strikes with a stick ノ in a hand on a mouth 口)

Mnemonic
 
When you report about the hole to the lord, you are: distressed.

Radicals

穴 caveIt is covered 宀 and a narrowing path 八 leads into this hole or cave.
君 monarch, lord
尹 hand with stickShows a hand with a stick ノ and is often used for “ruling”. For “beating 攴”, this stick 卜 in this hand 又 is used and simplified to 攵.
口 mouth, openingThis is a small square. If it is bigger: 囗, it is an enclosure.
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 Vocabulary

窘境 jiǒng jìng  awkward situation; predicament
窘迫 jiǒng pò  poverty-stricken; very poor; hard-pressed; in a predicament; embarrassed
窘匮 jiǒng kuì  destitute; impoverished
窘匮 jiǒng kuì  

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