Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 夷

夷

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Meaning

 barbarians, non-Han people, to wipe out

Pronunciation

 yí

Explanation

 Combination of big大 and bow 弓

Mnemonic

(Think of the Mongols:) They have big bows: The barbarians.

Radicals

大 big, huge
夷 barbarian
弓 bow
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Vocabulary

东夷 Dōng yí Eastern Barbarians, non-Han tribe living to the east of China c 2200 BC
鄙夷 bǐ yí to despise; to look down upon; despicable

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