Memory phrase for the character: 锚
锚
Meaning
anchor Pronunciation máo Explanation Left: metal 钅/金, right: sprout, seedling 苗 (The 'grass' 艹 in the field 田 are actually the seedlings.)
Mnemonic
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The metal seedling is the: anchor. Radicals
金
gold, metal This radical is always on the left side of a character.
苗
sprout The 'grass' 艹 on the field 田 are actually the seedlings.
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Vocabulary
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抛锚 pāo máo
to drop anchor; to break down (of a car etc)
锚链孔 máo liàn kǒng
hawsehole (small hole for anchor cable or hawser in the side of ship)
锚链 máo liàn
anchor chain
锚链 máo liàn
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