Memory phrase for the character: 糕

糕

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Meaning

cakes, pastry

Pronunciation

gāo

Explanation

Left: rice 米, right: lamb 羔 (sheep 羊 [here: rising heat 丷 in an oven with three levels 王] with fire 灬)

Mnemonic

It's made of rice in a 3-level-oven over the fire: The cake.

Radicals

米	rice	This radical 米 means the rice grain. The rice plant has this radical: 禾
羔	lamb
丷	coming out	This component is often understood as "something coming out", such as steam.
羊	sheep	Image of a sheep from above with horns 丷 backbone 丨 and wool 三 extending to the sides.
灬	fire	Also this radical 火 stands for fire.

Vocabulary

糟糕	zāo gāo	too bad; how terrible; what bad luck; terrible; bad
糕点	gāo diǎn	pastry
蛋糕	dàn gāo	cake
蛋糕	dàn gāo

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