Memory phrase for the character: 戍

戍

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Meaning

garrison, to protect

Pronunciation

 shù

Explanation

 Mainly: halberd 戈, and at the left a person 人 (= ノ & 一) [cf. military 戎 = ten 十 halberds 戈]

Mnemonic
 
The persons with the halberds form the garrison.

Radicals

戎 militaryThe ten 十 (persons) at the halberd 戈 form the military.
人 personA standing person with spread legs.
戈 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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