Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 咒


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Meaning

incantation, magic spell, curse, malediction

Pronunciation

zhòu

Explanation

Top: 2x mouth , bottom: table

Mnemonic

Two huge eyes and a mouth drawn down during: an incantation.

Radicals

mouth, opening(This is a small square. If it is bigger: , it is an enclosure.)
small table(A similar radical is ordinary: , which shows this table with a scratch. Sometimes this radical is seen as a sail. It is at the right side of the characters.)
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Vocabulary

咒骂 zhòu mà to damn; to curse; to revile
赌咒 dǔ zhòu to vow
诅咒 zǔ zhòu to curse
咒诅 zhòu zǔ to curse; to revile


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