Memory phrase for the character: 午

午

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Meaning

noon, 7th earthly branch

Pronunciation

wǔ

Explanation

Mnemonic
 
Image of a pestle (handle at the top), that hits the mortar in the middle, like: 'noon' is the middle of the day.

Radicals

午 noon“Noon” can be understood as a pestle 午 that is used in a mortar 凵. (compare: ceramic 缶 [fǒu]) As the pestle 午 is vertical in the mortar, the meaning of “noon” arises because the sun is then also vertical.
十 tenTwo crossed forearms with 5 fingers each makes ten.




 Vocabulary

上午 shàng wǔ  morning
下午 xià wǔ  afternoon; p.m.
中午 zhōng wǔ  noon; midday
晌午 shǎng wǔ  noon
晌午 shǎng wǔ  

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