Memory phrase for the character: 熟

熟

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Meaning

ripe (of fruit), mature (of seeds), cooked (of food), skilled

Pronunciation

 shú, shóu

Explanation

 From top: who, what 孰 (enjoy 享 [=the high 高 child 子 enjoys] and bead, round 丸 [丸 = A 'nine' 九 needs an additional stroke 丶 to become round like a pill.]), fire 灬

Mnemonic
 
(Cooking by temperature: like potatoes at the rim of the grill?) The tall 'children' are around the fire for being: ripe (matured).

Radicals

享 to enjoy, benefit to have the use of
丸 small beadA 'nine' 九 needs an additional stroke 丶 to become round like a pill.
灬 fireAlso this radical 火 stands for fire.
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 Vocabulary

熟练 shú liàn  practiced; proficient; skilled; skillful
成熟 chéng shú  mature; ripe; Taiwan pr. [cheng2 shou2]
熟悉 shú xī  to be familiar with; to know well
生米煮成熟饭 shēng mǐ zhǔ chéng shú fàn  the rice is cooked; what's done is done; it's too late to change anything now (idiom)
厮熟 sī shú  familiar with one another
娴熟 xián shú  adept; skilled
熟谙 shú ān  to know sth fluently; well-versed
熟谙 shú ān  

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