Memory phrase for the character: 簸

簸

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Meaning

to winnow, dust pan, toss (as waves)

Pronunciation

bǒ, bò

Explanation

 Top: bamboo 竹, bottom: 其 (image of a grain shovel/scoop (tool for threshing), skin 皮 (A hand 又 with a knife 丨 peels off the skin 厂)

Mnemonic
 
Made of bamboo is the grain shovel for separating the "skins" (of the grain) when winnowing.

Radicals

竹 bamboo
其 grain shovel/scoopWith a grain scoop 其 (tool for threshing), grain was rhythmically [thus used in period 期] thrown up to shed the grain from the husk. (cf. to winnow 簸)
皮 skinFor 'leather' the radicals 革 and 韦 are used.




 Vocabulary

颠簸 diān bǒ  to shake; to jolt; to bump
簸箕 bò jī  dustpan; winnowing fan; loop (of a fingerprint)
簸荡 bǒ dàng  roll; rock
簸荡 bǒ dàng  

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