Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 冕


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Meaning

crown, ceremonial cap, corona (e.g. solar)

Pronunciation

miǎn

Explanation

Top: two (Take this part as the image of a crown), bottom: to avoid, escape (an escaping rabbit : long ears ⺈, big eyes 罒, legs but no tail )

Mnemonic

It looks like a crown , and is padded/cushioned with rabbit's fur: The crown.

Radicals

comprise, down box
two
avoid, escape(This radical is similar to rabbit , which escapes with its long legs. (Note the difference to the radical 'brilliant' , which shows a woman giving birth))
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Vocabulary

冠冕堂皇 guān miǎn táng huáng high-sounding; dignified; pompous (idiom)
卫冕 wèi miǎn to defend the crown (in sports championship)
日冕层 rì miǎn céng the sun's corona


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