Memory phrase for the character: 夸

夸

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Meaning

to boast, to exaggerate, to praise

Pronunciation

kuā

Explanation

Top: big 大, below: deficiency 亏 (Having only one 一 winding seaweed 丂 means a deficiency) (Tip: See 亏 as lower part of jaw 咢 (= two teeth 口, tongue 一, lower jaw 丂)

Mnemonic

With a big tongue and jaw, you can boast and exaggerate.

Radicals

大	big, huge
夸	to boast, exaggerate	See 丂 as part of jaw 咢 with teeth 口, tongue 一, and lowe jaw 丂), such that a big jaw can boast.
咢	jaw, palate
丂	winding seaweed

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Vocabulary

夸大	kuā dà	to exaggerate
夸张	kuā zhāng	to exaggerate; vaunted; overstated; exaggerated
夸奖	kuā jiǎng	to praise; to applaud; to compliment
夸奖	kuā jiǎng

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