Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 啸
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啸 |
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Meaning |
to hiss, to whistle |
Pronunciation |
xiào |
Explanation |
Left: mouth 口, right: respectful 肃 (here: hand  grapping the tail 丨 of a four legged 灬 animal.) |
Mnemonic
| The mouth's sounded (when he seized the animal's tail) a hiss. (when it was caught 逮) |
Radicals
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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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隶
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stirring soup | (The official meaning is "slave" but better usable as a hand stirring water (=soup) (The characters 肃 and 隶 are assigned to this radical.)) |
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
| 呼啸 |
hū xiào |
to whistle; to scream; to whiz | | 海啸 |
hǎi xiào |
tsunami | | 汪啸风 |
Wāng Xiào fēng |
Wang Xiaofeng (1944-), fourth governor of Hainan |
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