Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 戌

戌

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Meaning

 11th earthly branch, year of the Dog

Pronunciation

 xū

Explanation

 Left: variation of person 人, right: halberd 戈

Mnemonic

The weird person with a halberd needs a dog.

Radicals

戈 halberd
戎 military(The ten 十 (persons) at the halberd 戈 form the military.)
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Vocabulary

甲戌 jiǎ xū eleventh year A11 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1994 or 2054

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