Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 嗦

嗦

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Meaning

 suck

Pronunciation

 suō

Explanation

 Left: mouth 口, right: 索 (ten 十, cover 冖, thread 糸)

Mnemonic

The mouth can cover 冖 from above (tenfold??) and it appears thread-like (when using a drinking-straw?) to suck.

Radicals

口 mouth, opening(This is a small square. If it is bigger: 囗, it is an enclosure.)
十 ten
冖 cover
糸 thread(It has in its upper part the radical "short thread" 幺.)
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Vocabulary

哆嗦 duō suo to tremble; to shiver; uncontrolled shaking of the body
罗嗦 luō suo long-winded; wordy; troublesome
打哆嗦 dǎ duō suo to tremble; to shiver (of cold); to shudder

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