Memory phrase for the Kanji: 戍


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Meaning

garrison, to protect

Pronunciation

shù

Explanation

Mainly: halberd , and at the left a person (= & ) [cf. military = ten halberds ]

Mnemonic

The persons with the halberds form the garrison.

Radicals

militaryThe ten (persons) at the halberd form the military.
personeverybody
halberd
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Vocabulary

 谪戍  zhé shù  in exile as penal servitude
 戍边  shù biān  to garrison the border; to guard the frontier; exile to a border garrison post
 戍角  shù jiǎo  garrison trumpet call
 戍角  shù jiǎo  


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