Memory phrase for the Kanji: 漱

漱

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Meaning

to gargle, to rinse one's mouth with water

Pronunciation

 shù

Explanation

 Left: water 氵, right: 欶 (bundle 束, deficient/lack 欠 [A yawning person 人 is lacking sth.])

Mnemonic
The water is first in a 'bundle' and then lacks: when rinsing.

Radicals

氵 Water
欶 |a bundle 束 and to lack 欠
束 bundleThe tree 木 stands for many plants (sheafs of rice), which are bound/lashed with a ribbon 口 (cf. 兼) to form a bundle.
欠 lack, yawn
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Vocabulary

 漱流  shù liú  to rinse one's mouth with water; to gargle
 漱洗  shù xǐ  to rinse the mouth and wash the face
 洗漱  xǐ shù  to wash the face and rinse the mouth
 洗漱  xǐ shù  

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