Memory phrase for the Kanji: 鳌


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Meaning

mythological sea turtle

Pronunciation

áo

Explanation

Top: to ramble 敖 (The growing plant would grow in all directions 方 and needs the 攵 [= stick 卜 in a hand 又] against rambling.), bottom: fish 鱼/魚

Mnemonic


 
The rambling fish is this sea turtle.

Radicals

to ramble, to rove
rap, strikeShows originally a hand 又 with a whip 卜. It is usually simplified to 攵. Other radicals with a hand are: 又寸廾爫手扌彐右及尹君聿隶兼殳
fish
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 Vocabulary

鳌背负山 áo bèi fù shān  debt as heavy as a mountain on a turtle's back
鳌抃 áo biàn  to clap and dance with joy
独占鳌头 dú zhàn áo tóu  to monopolize the turtle head (idiom, refers to carved marble steps of the palace); to come first in triennial palace examinations; the champion; the very best in any field
独占鳌头 dú zhàn áo tóu  


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