Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 嘘


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Meaning

exhale, hiss

Pronunciation

Explanation

Left: mouth , right void, emptiness (The tiger's hole is void.) [ = hollow volcanic vent]

Mnemonic

The sound (= what comes out of a mouth) from the tiger's hole is a: hiss.

Radicals

mouth, opening(This is a small square. If it is bigger: , it is an enclosure.)
emptiness, void
tiger
business(Derived from hill: or a vulcano's peak with hollow vent/crater. Thus typically used as "hollow".)
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Vocabulary

吹嘘 chuī xū to brag
发嘘声 fā xū shēng to hiss (as a sign of displeasure)
嘘声 xū shēng hissing sound; to hiss (as a sign of displeasure)


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