Memory phrase for the Kanji: 苟


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Meaning

thoughtless, negligent, careless, if indeed

Pronunciation

gǒu

Explanation

Top: plant ; bottom: sentence (wrapped mouth [here: a present])

Mnemonic

Using plants for wrapping a present is: thoughtless and negligent.

Radicals

grass, plant
sentence
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Vocabulary

 苟延残喘  gǒu yán cán chuǎn  to struggle on whilst at death's door (idiom)
 一丝不苟  yī sī bù gǒu  not one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules; meticulous; not one hair out of place
 苟且  gǒu qiě  perfunctory; careless; drifting along; resigned to one's fate; improper (relations); illicit (sex)
 苟且  gǒu qiě  


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