Memory phrase for the character: 阱


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Meaning

hole, pitfall

Pronunciation

jǐng

Explanation

Left: hill 阝, right: a well 井

Mnemonic


 
At the hill is a 'well', that actually is a pitfall.

Radicals

hillThis radical shows a hill. This radical 阝 is always on the left of the hanzi. (Please note that this relatively similar radical ⻏ stands for “village” and is in the character always on the right.)
well
pitfallA person falls ⺈ into a pitfall that is formed by the radical for mortar 臼.
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 Vocabulary

陷阱 xiàn jǐng  lit. a pit for trapping animals; a trap; a snare; a booby-trap
气阱 qì jǐng  air pocket
势阱 shì jǐng  potential well (physics)
势阱 shì jǐng  


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