Memory phrase for the character: 充

充

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Meaning

satisfy, fulfill, substitute

Pronunciation

chōng

Explanation

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

Mnemonic


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

Radicals

new born babyCharacter for child 子 but upside down as the head comes first at birth.
儿 legsSimplified from 兒 with the meaning 'son'. In the explanations used as 'two legs'.




 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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