Memory phrase for the character: 阱

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

阝	hill	This 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.)
井	well
臽	pitfall	A person falls ⺈ into a pitfall that is formed by the radical for mortar 臼.

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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