Memory phrase for the character: 趁

趁

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Meaning to take advantage of, to seize an opportunity

Pronunciation

chèn

Explanation

Left: to walk/go 走 (On earth 土 feet 足 have to walk.), right: eczema 㐱 (person 人 with skin rash 彡, like measles 疹)

Mnemonic
 
To walk is, when having eczema of advantage.

Radicals

走 run
㐱 Person with pointssimilar to: measles 疹 - Strokes are, because it was hard to draw points using a brush.
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 Vocabulary

趁机 chèn jī  seize an opportunity; take advantage of situation
趁早 chèn zǎo  as soon as possible; at the first opportunity; the sooner the better; before it's too late
趁火打劫 chèn huǒ dǎ jié  to loot a burning house; to profit from sb's misfortune (idiom)
趁火打劫 chèn huǒ dǎ jié  

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