Memory phrase for the Kanji: 嘘


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Meaning exhale, hiss

Pronunciation

Explanation

Left: mouth , right void, emptiness (The tiger's hole is void.) [ = hollow volcanic vent]

Mnemonic


 
The sound (= what comes out of a mouth) from the tiger's hole is a: hiss.

Radicals

mouth, openingThis is a small square. If it is bigger: , it is an enclosure.
emptiness, void
tiger
businessDerived from hill: or a vulcano's peak with hollow vent/crater. Thus typically used as "hollow".
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 Vocabulary

 吹嘘  chuī xū  to brag
 发嘘声  fā xū shēng  to hiss (as a sign of displeasure)
 嘘声  xū shēng  hissing sound; to hiss (as a sign of displeasure)
 嘘声  xū shēng  


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