Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 伤


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Meaning

to injure, injury, wound

Pronunciation

shāng

Explanation

Left: person , right: person lying down as a variant of , force

Mnemonic

If you make a person into a lying person by means of force, you have probably injured him.

Radicals

person(This radical is understood as an identical variant of "person" , and shows a person who stands with the legs apart. - This radical has several varation, i.e. a lying person , a sitting person.)
lying person(When this person is made flat, like in this radical, you get the: "lying person". (Further radicals with "person" are: sitting , sitting cross-legged , kneeling ⺈, skilled , bending ,, slumped or husband ))
power, force(variations ar: or: to act .)
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Vocabulary

受伤 shòu shāng to sustain injuries; wounded (in an accident etc); harmed
损伤 sǔn shāng to harm; to damage; to injure; impairment; loss; disability
烫伤 tàng shāng to scald
伤疤 shāng bā scar; fig. remnant of former damage; remaining trauma
鼠蚤型斑疹伤寒 shǔ zǎo xíng bān zhěn shāng hán murine typhus fever
鼠型斑疹伤寒 shǔ xíng bān zhěn shāng hán murine typhus


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