Memory phrase for the Kanji: 羌


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Meaning

muntjac (=barking deer), Qiang ethnic group

Pronunciation

qiāng

Explanation

Left: sheep , right: extra leg

Mnemonic

The sheep with the extra leg is a muntiac-deer.

Radicals

sheep
lighting rodThe use of this component is not consistent. From the character for electricity comes the meaning "lightning rod". Also other explanations are used such as "hook" or "kneeling person".
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Vocabulary

 羌族  Qiāng zú  Qiang ethnic group, nowadays esp. in north Sichuan
 羌族  Qiāng zú  
 叶尔羌河  Yè ěr qiāng hé  Yarkant river in Xinjiang
 叶尔羌河  Yè ěr qiāng hé  


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