Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 徐

徐

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Meaning

 slowly, gently

Pronunciation

 xú

Explanation

 Left: go 彳 right: excess/rest 余 (A heap is still on the altar 示, thus in excess.), below: cross beams)

Mnemonic

He goes excessively slow.

Radicals

彳 step
余 remaining, excess(Under the roof, on the table, something is in excess.)
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Vocabulary

徐世昌 Xú Shì chāng Xu Shichang (1855-1939), politician associated with the Northern Warlords, president of China in 1921
徐州 Xú zhōu Xuzhou prefecture level city in Jiangsu
徐徐 xú xú slowly; gently
徐徐 xú xú slowly; gently
徐匡迪 Xú Kuāng dí Xu Kuangdi

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