Memory phrase for the character: 坞

坞

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Meaning

dock, entrenchment, bank, low wall

Pronunciation

wù

Explanation

 Left: earth 土, right: bird 乌 (variation of bird 鸟/烏)

Mnemonic
 
(Because this bird can no longer hunt, it hopes for some fish from the fishermen:) On the earth is the eye-less bird sitting on: the dock.

Radicals

土 earth, groundPay attention to the length of the upper line. If it is longer, it means scholar 士.
鳥 birdAlso this 隹 is seen as a bird.




 Vocabulary

船坞 chuán wù  shipyard
宝莱坞 Bǎo lái wù  Bollywood (film industry based in Mumbai, India)
好莱坞 Hǎo lái wù  Hollywood
好莱坞 Hǎo lái wù  

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