Memory phrase for the character: 蜀

蜀

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Meaning larva, caterpillar, abbr. for Sichuan 四川

Pronunciation

shǔ

Explanation

Top: net 罒 (cf. net 网), bottom: enwrap 勹 and insect 虫

Mnemonic
 
It has a 'net' for enwrapping. This insect is: the larva.

Radicals

网 netsometimes simplified to 罒.
勹 wrap
虫 insectAlso this radical 昆 is understood as: insect.
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 Vocabulary

玉蜀黍 yù shǔ shǔ  corn
蜀汉 Shǔ Hàn  Shu Han (c. 200-263), Liu Bei's kingdom in Sichuan during the Three Kingdoms, claiming legitimacy as successor of Han
蜀锦 shǔ jǐn  brocade from Sichuan
蜀犬吠日 shǔ quǎn fèi rì  lit. Sichuan dogs bark at the sun (idiom); fig. a simpleton will marvel at even the most universal known.; alludes to the Sichan foggy weather where it's uncommon to see a sunny day
蜀葵 shǔ kuí  hollyhock
蜀葵 shǔ kuí  

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