Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 孔


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Meaning

hole, dwellings, Confucius

Pronunciation

kǒng

Explanation

Left: child , right: kneeling person

Mnemonic

A child is kneeling in front of the hole Confucius used to live in.

Radicals

hole, Confucius
child(A child with an emphasized head , body 丿 and two outstretched arms .)
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

面孔 miàn kǒng face
锚链孔 máo liàn kǒng hawsehole (small hole for anchor cable or hawser in the side of ship)
百孔千疮 bǎi kǒng qiān chuāng riddled with gaping wounds; afflicted with all ills
钥匙洞孔 yào shi dòng kǒng keyhole
孔雀 kǒng què peacock
孔丘 Kǒng Qiū Confucius
孔孟之道 Kǒng Mèng zhī dào the teaching of Confucius and Mencius
气孔 qì kǒng air-bubble; pore; stoma
瞳孔 tóng kǒng pupil (of eye)

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