Memory phrase for the character: 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 (or variation of: garrison 戍)

Mnemonic
 
The weird person with a halberd needs a dog.

Radicals

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




 Vocabulary

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

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