Memory phrase for the character: 逞

逞

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Meaning to show off, to flaunt, to boast

Pronunciation

chěng

Explanation

Left: movement 辶, right: to submit/petition 呈 (With your mouth 口 at the king 王 to submit sth.)

Mnemonic
 
With movements and the mouth (= much talking) at the king to show off.

Radicals

辶 movementIn some cases this radical 廴 is used, but the mnemonics are the same.
口 mouth, openingThis is a small square. If it is bigger: 囗, it is an enclosure.
王 king
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 Vocabulary

得逞 dé chěng  to have one's way; to prevail; to succeed
逞能 chěng néng  to show off one's ability; to boast one's merits
逞其口舌 chěng qí kǒu shé  to boast of one's quarrels to others (idiom)
逞其口舌 chěng qí kǒu shé  

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