Memory phrase for the character: 韩

韩

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Meaning

Korea, esp. South Korea 大韩民国

Pronunciation

hán

Explanation

 Left: sunrise (sun 日 rises between plants 艹, here: east of the center [= China], because sun rises eastern), right: leather 韦(Two layers 二 are separated with special sword 刀 to make leather)

Mnemonic
 
Eastern (of the center) where they make leather, is Korea.

Radicals

sun riseThe sun 日 rises between plants 艹. The very similar radical 莫 stands for sunset. This seems bizarre, can be argued based on the characters for morning 朝 in comparison to evening 暮.
早 early, morning
韦 soft leatheruntanned leather: The raw leather is spliced in two 二 layers with a longer blade丨 of a sword 刀 - The radical 革 stands for tanned leather. The radical 皮 is used for skin.




 Vocabulary

潘婷 Pān tíng  
潘婷 Pān tíng  
潘婷 Pān tíng  
韩非子 Hán Fēi zǐ  Han Feizi, book of Legalist Philosophy authored by Han Fei 韩非 during the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)
韩非子 Hán Fēi zǐ  

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