Memory phrase for the Kanji: 笃
笃
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Meaning
sincere, true, serious (illness)
Pronunciation
dǔ
Explanation
Top: bamboo 竹, bottom: horse 马/馬
Mnemonic
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(The strength of) bamboo and horses are upright/sincere.
Radicals
竹
bamboo
马
horse Simplified from 馬, which is the image of a running horse with the mane in the wind, four legs 灬 and a tail.
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Vocabulary
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笃挚
dǔ zhì
sincere (in friendship); cordial
诚笃
chéng dǔ
honest; sincere and serious
笃行
dǔ xíng
to carry out (obligation) conscientiously; to behave sincerely
笃病
dǔ bìng
seriously ill; critical
笃病
dǔ bìng