Memory phrase for the Kanji: 兢


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Meaning

apprehensive, to be fearful, tremble

Pronunciation

jīng

Explanation

Twice: subdue 克 (The old gets legs , when it is subdued)

Mnemonic

Being doubly subdued is apprehensive.

Radicals

ancient, old, formerOriginally derived from the picture of a skull, hence "old". But the idea of a burial mound is also helpful.
legsSimplified from with the meaning 'son'. In the explanations used as 'two legs'.
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Vocabulary

 兢兢业业  jīng jīng yè yè  cautious and conscientious
 兢兢业业  jīng jīng yè yè  cautious and conscientious
 战战兢兢  zhàn zhàn jīng jīng  trembling with fear; with fear and trepidation
 战战兢兢  zhàn zhàn jīng jīng  trembling with fear; with fear and trepidation
 战兢兢  zhàn jīng jīng  shaking with fear
 战兢兢  zhàn jīng jīng  shaking with fear
 战兢兢  zhàn jīng jīng  


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