Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 乘


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Meaning

to take advantage of, use means (i.e.transportation), multiplication

Pronunciation

chéng

Explanation

Top: rice plant (Here: tree with shade-giving canopy ), middle: north (2 people , sit back-to-back because it is cold in: the north.)

Mnemonic

When the two people lean against the shade-giving tree, they: take advantage of it.

Radicals

grain(plant of the grain with one spike )
north(Two persons sit back-to-back, because they feel cold in the north.)
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Vocabulary

乘积 chéng jī product (result of multiplication)
乘法 chéng fǎ multiplication
乘机 chéng jī to seize the chance; opportunistic


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