Memory phrase for the character: 蟒


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Meaning

python

Pronunciation

mǎng

Explanation

Left: insect 虫, right: thick weeds 莽 (If a dog 犬 can hide in the grasses 艹,艹, it is thick weeds.)

Mnemonic


 
The 'insect' in the thick weed, that (eats) the dog is: the python.

Radicals

insectThe body 口 and the sting ム of an insect. Also this radical 昆 is understood as insect.
grass, plantGrass or a rapid growing plant in general. It shows two plants growing through the ground, and is a simple variation of 艸.
dogShows a big 大 person with with outspread arms who holds a small dog 丶
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 Vocabulary

蟒袍 mǎng páo  official robe worn by ministers during the Ming
蟒蛇 mǎng shé  python; boa
巨蟒 jù mǎng  python
巨蟒 jù mǎng  


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