Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 充


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Meaning

satisfy, fulfill, substitute, substitute

Pronunciation

chōng

Explanation

Top: newborn baby (child turned upside down, because at birth with head first), below: legs - Here: see similarity to flow/stream

Mnemonic

The new born baby flounders with his legs to be 'filled' [= fed] and thus be satisfied.

Radicals

new born baby(Character for child , but turned upside down: the baby at birth comes first.)
legs(Simplified from with the meaning 'son'. In the explanations used as 'two legs'.)
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Vocabulary

充当 chōng dāng to serve as; to act as; to play the role of
充沛 chōng pèi abundant; plentiful; vigorous
汗牛充栋 hàn niú chōng dòng lit. enough books to make a pack-ox sweat or to fill a house to the rafters (idiom); fig. many books
充裕 chōng yù abundant; ample; plenty; abundance
冒充 mào chōng to feign; to pretend to be; to pass oneself off as
充电 chōng diàn to recharge batteries; fig. to rest and recuperate
充填 chōng tián to fill (gap, hole, area, blank); to pad out; to complement; (dental) filling; filled
充实 chōng shí rich; substantial; enrich; substantiate
补充 bǔ chōng to replenish; to supplement; to complement; additional; supplementary
充足 chōng zú adequate; sufficient; abundant
充满 chōng mǎn full of; brimming with; very full; permeated

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