Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 垫

垫

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Meaning

 mat, mattress, pad, cushion

Pronunciation

 diàn

Explanation

 Top: grasp, seize 执 (If you get your hand 扌to that small bead 丸 you grasp it.), bottom: earth 土

Mnemonic

By hand the beads/pills (are spread) to form: a mattress.

Radicals

执 grasp, seize(If you get your hand 扌to that small bead 丸 you grasp it.)
土 earth, ground
扌 hand
丸 small bead(A 'nine' 九 needs an additional stroke 丶 to become round like a pill.)
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Vocabulary

衬垫 chèn diàn pad
垫圈 diàn quān washer (on bolt)
垫片 diàn piàn spacer

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