Memory phrase for the character: 吴

吴

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Meaning

area comprising southern Jiangsu

Pronunciation

wú

Explanation

 Top: mouth 口, bottom: sky 天

Mnemonic
 
A mouth above sky in Jiagsu.

Radicals

吴 southern Jiangsuarea comprising southern Jiangsu
口 mouth, openingThis is a small square. If it is bigger: 囗, it is an enclosure.
天 skyThe line 一 above the big 大 person indicates the sky. - Don't mistake with "early death" 夭, even though there is some overlapping in the explanations.




 Vocabulary

 
 
吴淞 Wú sōng  Wusong river and dock area in Shanghai
吴侬软语 Wú nóng ruǎn yǔ  pleasant-sounding Wu dialect
 
 

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