Memory phrase for the character: 傻

傻

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Meaning

stupid, foolish, idiot

Pronunciation

shǎ

Explanation

 Left: person 亻, right: 囟 (TV-set 口 with screen 㐅, antenna 丶 on a stand 八; and 夂 sitting cross-legged

Mnemonic
 
A person being in front of the TV cross-legged, becomes: stupid.

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.
夂 upturned footupturned foot or sitting crossed-legged - Do not mistake with the: "hand with a stick": /攴




 Vocabulary

傻子 shǎ zi  an idiot; a fool
傻瓜 shǎ guā  idiot; fool
卖傻 mài shǎ  to play stupid; to act like an idiot
卖傻 mài shǎ  

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