Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 亮
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亮 |
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Meaning |
to shine, bright, clear, brilliant, resonant |
Pronunciation |
liàng |
Explanation |
Top: variant of high 高 (guard tower with two floors), bottom: table 几 |
Mnemonic
| (Watchtowers were also used on the Chinese Wall for signal fires:) A watchtower on an elevated position (like on a 'table'), gives it shine and brightness. |
Radicals
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亠
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lid | |
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高
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tall | |
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几
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small table | (A similar radical is ordinary: 凡, which shows this table with a scratch. Sometimes this radical is seen as a sail. It is at the right side of the characters.) |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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Vocabulary
| 明亮 |
míng liàng |
brightness | | 亮度 |
liàng dù |
illumination | | 漂亮 |
piào liang |
pretty; beautiful | | 诸葛亮 |
Zhū gě Liàng |
Zhuge Liang (181-234), military leader and prime minister of Shu Han | | 隧道尽头的光亮 |
suì dào jìn tóu de guāng liàng |
the light at the end of the tunnel |
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