Memory phrase for the character: 膳
膳
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Meaning
nutrition, meals
Pronunciation
shàn
Explanation
Left: body part 月/肉, right: goodness, benevolent 善 (A sheep 羊 standing 立 with a gaping mouth 口 is good and benevolent)
Mnemonic
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For the body it is good: the nutrition.
Radicals
肉
body part This 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”.
善
goodness
羊
sheep Image of a sheep from above with horns 丷 backbone 丨 and wool 三 extending to the sides.
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膳食
shàn shí
meal
用膳
yòng shàn
dine
用膳
yòng shàn
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