Memory phrase for the character: 蟆




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Meaning

toad

Pronunciation

má, ma

Explanation

Left: insect 虫, right: negative, sunset 莫 (The plants 艹 are made by the sun 日 to be large 大 [= as long shadows] at sunset.)

Mnemonic


 
The 'insect, that becomes active at sunset, is the toad.

Radicals

insectThe body 口 and the sting ム of an insect. Also this radical 昆 is understood as insect.
negative, sunsetThe plants 艹 are made by the sun 日 to be large 大 [= as long shadows] at sunset. - The very similar radical stands for sunrise. This seems bizarre, but can be argued based on the characters for morning 朝 in comparison to evening 暮.
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 Vocabulary

蛤蟆 há ma  frog; toad
蛤蟆夯 há ma hāng  power-driven rammer or tamper
癞蛤蟆 lài há ma  toad
癞蛤蟆 lài há ma  


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