Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 圣


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Meaning

holy, sacred, divine

Pronunciation

shèng

Explanation

Top: hand , bottom: earth

Mnemonic

The hand is vertically over an object when blessing it, thus when making it: 'holy'.

Radicals

vertical (hand over ground)(hand vertically above ground/earth )
again, hand(Other radicals with a hand are: )
earth, ground
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Vocabulary

神圣 shén shèng divine; hallow; holy; sacred
圣贤 shèng xián a sage; wise and holy man; virtuous ruler; Buddhist lama; wine
圣潘克勒斯站 shèng Pān kè lēi sī zhàn Saint Pancras (London railway station)
圣哉经 shèng zāi jīng Sanctus (section of Catholic mass)
圣德克旭贝里 Shèng dé kè xù bèi lǐ (Antoine de) Saint-Exupéry


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