Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 呻


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Meaning

groan, moan

Pronunciation

shēn

Explanation

Left: mouth , right: to say, explain (A mouth with a big "plus" + for the outgoing surplus when explaining.)

Mnemonic

The mouth just says: one groan.

Radicals

mouth, opening(This is a small square. If it is bigger: , it is an enclosure.)
to explain, to extend(to explain, to extend, (money in animal calendar))
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Vocabulary

呻吟 shēn yín to moan; to groan
无病呻吟 wú bìng shēn yín to moan about imaginary illness; fussing like a hypochondriac; fig. sentimental nonsense


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