Memory phrase for the character: 耽


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Meaning to delay, waste time, to indulge in

Pronunciation

dān

Explanation

Left: ear , right: (big person with broken arms and a broken leg )

Mnemonic


 
(Those who refuse to follow rules shall feel the consequences) The "Listening" can end in broken arms and leg, if you delay it.

Radicals

earShows the picture of an ear (auricle / pinna)
broken arms and legsonly one broken leg at
lighting rodThe use of this component is not consistent. From the character for electricity comes the meaning "lightning rod". Also other explanations are used such as "hook" or "kneeling person".
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 Vocabulary

耽搁 dān ge  tarry; stopover; delay
耽误 dān wu  delay; hold-up; to waste time; to interfere with
耽溺 dān nì  indulge
耽溺 dān nì  


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