Memory phrase for the character: 雄

雄

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Meaning

male, imposing, powerful

Pronunciation

 xióng

Explanation

 Left: upper arm 厷 (ten 十, nose 厶), right: bird 隹

Mnemonic
 
The ten-noses-bird is the male and the female 雌 is the stop-and-sit-bird.

Radicals

十 tenTwo crossed forearms with 5 fingers each makes ten.
厶 private, noseSide view of a nose that is facing to the left.
隹 short tailed birdAlso this 鳥 is seen as a bird.
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 Vocabulary

英雄 yīng xióng  hero
雄浑 xióng hún  vigorous; firm; forceful
顾盼自雄 gù pàn zì xióng  to strut about feeling complacent (idiom)
雌雄 cí xióng  male and female
雄蕊 xióng ruǐ  stamen (male part of flower)
雄酯酮 xióng zhǐ tóng  male hormone; testosterone
雄酯酮 xióng zhǐ tóng  

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