Memory phrase for the character: 肖

肖

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Meaning

similar, to resemble, to be like

Pronunciation

 xiào

Explanation

 Top: var. of small 小, below: body 月/肉

Mnemonic
 
Small bodies are alike.

Radicals

肖 alike, resembleThe small 小 bodies 月 are alike.
肉 body partThis radical is on the left in compound words and is simplified as "月", which then looks like “moon, month 月”, but still has the meaning “body part”.
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 Vocabulary

肖像 xiào xiàng  portrait
肖邦 Xiào bāng  Frederic Chopin or Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin (1810-1849), Polish pianist and composer
不肖 bù xiào  unworthy
不肖 bù xiào  

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