Memory phrase for the character: 顺


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Meaning sequence, order, to obey, to follow, favorable

Pronunciation

shùn

Explanation

Left: river , right: page, leaf 页/ (head with shoulders and eyebrows )

Mnemonic


 
Just as the river directs the water, the head gives things the order / sequence.

Radicals

riverThe water was simplified as three lines and symbolizes the flow of the river.
head, leaderPicture of an eye with emphasized eye-brows to express the special: the head or the chief. (When used as a radical often without eye-brows meaning forehead). It is always at the right side of a character.
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 Vocabulary

顺着 shùn zhe  to follow; following; along
顺利 shùn lì  smoothly; without a hitch
顺序 shùn xù  sequence; order
顺溜 shùn liu  orderly; tidy; smooth
顺遂 shùn suì  everything is going smoothly; just as one wishes
顺藤摸瓜 shùn téng mō guā  lit. to follow the vine to get to the melon; to track sth following clues
一帆风顺 yī fān fēng shùn  single sail, gentle wind (idiom); plain sailing; to go smoothly
顺风转舵 shùn fēng zhuǎn duò  to act according to whatever is the current outlook; pragmatic; unprincipled
顺风转舵 shùn fēng zhuǎn duò  
顺风转舵 shùn fēng zhuǎn duò  


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