Memory phrase for the character: 谣


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Meaning rumor, popular ballad, legend

Pronunciation

yáo

Explanation

Left: word /, right: hand reaching down , can (= lid and can opener of that can )

Mnemonic


 
Words you pick out of a can are: rumors or ballads.

Radicals

wordtraditionally , which shows sound waves out of a mouth
reaching downwardsShows a hand reaching downwards to pluck sth.
can, jarIn Chinese this character is hardly used. Thus its meaning "can, jar" is taken from Japanese: (=かん), which means: "the can".
noon11 a.m.-1 p.m., 7th earthly branch
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 Vocabulary

谣言 yáo yán  rumor
造谣 zào yáo  to start a rumor
歌谣 gē yáo  folksong; ballad; nursery rhyme
歌谣 gē yáo  


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