Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 屯


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Meaning

barracks, to station (soldiers), to store up

Pronunciation

tún, zhūn

Explanation

A variation of grass and a further sprout , as also shown in

Mnemonic

(On fertile ground:) Where growing shoots pierced the ground they built a barracks.

Radicals

barracks(barracks, to station (soldiers), village)
sprout
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

屯子 tún zi village

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