Memory phrase for the Kanji: 昔

昔

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Meaning

former times, the past

Pronunciation

 xī

Explanation

 Top: 龷 (here: together 共 = Put the plants 艹 on the table together.), bottom: sun 日

Mnemonic

 Together in the sun we think of the old days.

Radicals

昔 former times
共 together; common
日 sun, dayThis radical was developed from a circle with a central dot as the image of the sun. As you can hardly draw circles or dots with a brush, it became the current rectangular shape.
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Vocabulary

 昔日  xī rì  formerly; in olden days
 昔阳  Xī yáng  Xiyang county in Jinzhong, Shanxi
 阿昔洛韦  ā xī luò wéi  aciclovir (also spelled acyclovir), antiviral drug
 阿昔洛韦  ā xī luò wéi  

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