Memory phrase for the character: 诛
诛
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Meaning
to punish, to put (a criminal) to death, execute
Pronunciation
zhū
Explanation
Left: word 讠/言, right: vermilion 朱 (A branch of a young [=not yet) tree 未 has sth. red ノ =apple?)
Mnemonic
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(death penalty with flowing blood?) Words that are vermilion want to: punish.
Radicals
讠
word Traditionally written as 言, which shows sound waves out of a mouth.
朱
vermilion
未
unripe, not yet The upper branch of the tree is shorter, thus 'not yet' or immature. Otherwise it means: "the end 末".
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Vocabulary
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诛除
zhū chú
to wipe out; to exterminate
诛锄异己
zhū chú yì jǐ
to wipe out dissenters; to exterminate those who disagree
诛锄
zhū chú
to uproot; to eradicate (traitors)
诛戮
zhū lù
to put to death
诛戮
zhū lù