Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 哑


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Meaning

mute, (onomat.)dumb, hoarse, husky

Pronunciation

yā, yǎ

Explanation

Left: mouth , right: relatively weak (Put a plank on the volcanic vent because is relatively weak.)

Mnemonic

A mouth that is rather weak is mute or hoarse.

Radicals

mouth, opening(This is a small square. If it is bigger: , it is an enclosure.)
relatively weak, inferior(second, )
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Vocabulary

哑巴 yǎ ba mute; muted; a dumb person; to be dumb
沙哑 shā yǎ hoarse; rough
嘶哑 sī yǎ onomat. coarse crowing; hoarse; husky
聋哑 lóng yǎ deaf and dumb; deaf-mute; surdimutism


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