Memory phrase for the Kanji: 淑

淑

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Meaning

gentle and virtuous, wise

Pronunciation

 shū

Explanation

 Left: water 氵, right: younger uncle 叔 (pepper plant 尗, hand 又)

Mnemonic

 When spreading water 氵on the pepper plants 尗 by hand 又, you are gentle and virtuous.

Radicals

氵 Water
叔 younger uncle
尗 pepper plantThe assignment of 尗 as "pepper" is based on the character 椒 (jiāo), which stands for pepper/spices.
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Vocabulary

 贤淑仁慈  xián shū rén cí  a virtuous and benevolent woman (idiom)
 贤淑  xián shū  (of a woman) virtuous
 淑静  shū jìng  gentle; tender
 淑静  shū jìng  

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