Memory phrase for the character: 鞭

鞭

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Meaning

whip or lash, to flog, conductor's baton

Pronunciation

 biān

Explanation

 Left: leather 革 (Horned 廿 animals have a skin 口 of leather.), right: convenient 便 (The person 亻likes it furthermore 更, if it's convenient) [further 更 = The sun 日 goes with each unit of length 丈 further and more]

Mnemonic
 
Leather is convenient as a whip.

Radicals

革 untanned leatherA horned 廿 animal seen from above with a backbone 丨 and broad hips 一 has a skin 囗 of leather around its torso. - Also these radicals 皮 and 韦 stand for leather.
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 Vocabulary

鞭子 biān zi  whip
鞭打 biān dǎ  to whip; to lash; to flog; to thrash
鞭策 biān cè  to spur on; to urge on; to encourage sb (e.g. to make progress)
鞭策 biān cè  

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