Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 呆


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Meaning

foolish, stupid, expressionless

Pronunciation

dāi

Explanation

Top: mouth , below: tree

Mnemonic

A mouth eating a tree is foolish.

Radicals

mouth, opening(This is a small square. If it is bigger: , it is an enclosure.)
tree
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Vocabulary

目瞪口呆 mù dèng kǒu dāi dumbstruck (idiom); stupefied; stunned
书呆子 shū dāi zi bookworm; pedant; bookish fool
发呆 fā dāi to daydream; lost in thought
目怔口呆 mù zhēng kǒu dāi lit. eye startled, mouth struck dumb (idiom); stunned; stupefied
老年痴呆症 lǎo nián chī dāi zhèng senile dementia; Alzheimer's disease


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