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
 
(death penalty with flowing blood?) Words that are vermilion want to: punish.

Radicals

讠 wordTraditionally written as 言, which shows sound waves out of a mouth.
朱 vermilion
未 unripe, not yetThe upper branch of the tree is shorter, thus 'not yet' or immature. Otherwise it means: "the end 末".




 Vocabulary

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  

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