Memory phrase for the character: 锚

锚

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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
 
The metal seedling is the: anchor.

Radicals

金 gold, metalThis radical is always on the left side of a character.
苗 sproutThe 'grass' 艹 on the field 田 are actually the seedlings.




 Vocabulary

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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