Memory phrase for the character: 冗

冗

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Meaning

superfluous, extraneous, redundant, busy

Pronunciation

rǒng

Explanation

 Top: cover 冖 (here: tablecloth), below: table 几

Mnemonic
 
A tablecloth on a table is: superfluous.

Radicals

冗 superfluousA table-cloth 冖 on a table 几 is superfluous.
冖 coverThis very similar radical 宀 is understood as a roof.
几 small tableA similar radical is ordinary: 凡, which shows this table with a scratch. Sometimes this radical is seen as a sail. Also this radical is understood as a table.




 Vocabulary

闲冗 xián rǒng  officials with light duties; supernumeraries
闲冗 xián rǒng  
烦冗 fán rǒng  diverse and complicated (of one's affairs); prolix (of speech, writing etc)
烦冗 fán rǒng  

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