Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 奄


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Meaning

suddenly, abruptly, hastily, to cover

Pronunciation

yǎn

Explanation

Top: big , bottom: electricity (A field with a lightning rod )

Mnemonic

(At a lightning strike:) The big electricity comes suddenly.

Radicals

suddenly
big, huge
electricity(Field with lightning rod .)
lighting rod(The use of this component is not consistent. From the character for electricity comes the meaning "lightning rod", although other explanations are used such as "hook" or "kneeling person".)
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Vocabulary

奄奄一息 yān yān yī xī dying; at one's last gasp
奄奄一息 yān yān yī xī dying; at one's last gasp
奄列 yǎn liè omelet


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