Memory phrase for the character: 侏

侏

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Meaning

"dwarf", person of short stature

Pronunciation

zhū

Explanation

 Left: person 亻, right: vermilion 朱 (A branch of a young [= not yet] tree 未 has sth. red ノ =apple?)

Mnemonic
 
This person is like a small ノ twig at the young, unfinished tree: The dwarf.

Radicals

亻 personThis radical is understood as an identical variant of "person" 人, and shows a person who stands with the legs apart. - This radical has several variation, i.e. a lying person , a sitting 匕 person.
朱 vermilion
未 unripe, not yetThe upper branch of the tree is shorter, thus 'not yet' or immature. Otherwise it means: "the end 末".




 Vocabulary

坎贝尔侏儒仓鼠 Kǎn bèi ěr zhū rú cāng shǔ  Campbell's dwarf hamster (Phodopus campbelli)
侏罗纪 Zhū luó jì  Jurassic (geological period 205-140m years ago)
侏罗 Zhū luó  Jura mountains of eastern France and extending into Switzerland
侏罗 Zhū luó  

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