Memory phrase for the character: 茵

茵

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Meaning

mattress, a cushion, Skimmia japonica

Pronunciation

yīn

Explanation

 Top: plant 艹, bottom: reason, cause 因 (For the fence 囗 around the tall person 大 is a reason.)

Mnemonic
 
Plants are spread out rectangularly 囗 so that a big 大 person can use them as a mattress.

Radicals

艹 grass, plantGrass or a rapid growing plant in general. It shows two plants growing through the ground, and is a simple variation of 艸.
因 reason, cause




 Vocabulary

莱茵河 Lái yīn hé  Rhine river
绿草如茵 lǜ cǎo rú yīn  green grass like cushion (idiom); green meadow so inviting to sleep on
碧草如茵 bì cǎo rú yīn  green grass like cushion (idiom); green meadow so inviting to sleep on
碧草如茵 bì cǎo rú yīn  

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