Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 咸
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咸 |
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Meaning |
salted, salty |
Pronunciation |
xián |
Explanation |
Inside: mouth 口, rest: 11th branch of earth 戌 (a halberd 戈) (cf. maybe 或) |
Mnemonic
| The taste is for the person 人 (= ノ & 一) in the mouth 口 like a halberd 戈 such salty |
Radicals
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咸
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salty | |
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口
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mouth, opening | (This is a small square. If it is bigger: 囗, it is an enclosure.) |
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戎
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military | (The ten 十 (persons) at the halberd 戈 form the military.) |
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或
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perhaps | (Can you hit the mouth 口 with the one 一 halberd 戈? Maybe!) |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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Vocabulary
| 咸菜 |
xián cài |
salted vegetables; pickles | | 咸涩 |
xián sè |
salty and bitter; acerbic | | 阮咸 |
ruǎn xián |
ancient Chinese stringed instrument |
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