Memory phrase for the character: 顺

顺

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Meaning

sequence, order, to obey, to follow, favorable

Pronunciation

shùn

Explanation

Left: river 川, right: page, leaf 页/頁 (head 目 with shoulders 八 and eyebrows 一)

Mnemonic

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

Radicals

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

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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