Memory phrase for the character: 僭

僭

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Meaning

usurp

Pronunciation

jiàn

Explanation

Left: person 亻, right: 朁 (2x sky 天 with a waving hand ⌞, sun 日)

Mnemonic

When 2 people wave as if from the sky above the sun, they have usurped sth.

Radicals

亻

person

This 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.

Vocabulary

僭越	jiàn yuè	to usurp; to overstep one's authority
僭主政治	jiàn zhǔ zhèng zhì	tyranny; government by usurper
僭主	jiàn zhǔ	tyrant; usurper
僭主	jiàn zhǔ

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