Memory phrase for the Kanji: 榨

榨

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Meaning

to squeeze (out juice), to extract, salted vegetable

Pronunciation

 zhà

Explanation

 Left: tree 木, right: narrow 窄 (The opening 穴 [= slit/notch] made by a saw 乍 is narrow.)

Mnemonic

 If the tree shall pass through the narrow, it must be squeezed.

Radicals

木 tree
穴 cave
乍 suddenly, for the first timeThis radical is understood to display a saw.
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Vocabulary

 压榨  yā zhà  to press; to squeeze; to extract juice, oil etc by squeezing
 榨取  zhà qǔ  to exploit
 榨油  zhà yóu  to extract oil from vegetables; to press
 榨油  zhà yóu  

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