Memory phrase for the character: 戍

戍

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Meaning

garrison, to protect

Pronunciation

shù

Explanation

Mainly: halberd 戈, and at the left a person 人 (= ノ & 一) [cf. military 戎 = ten 十 halberds 戈]

Mnemonic

The persons with the halberds form the garrison.

Radicals

戎	military	The ten 十 (persons) at the halberd 戈 form the military.
人	person	A standing person with spread legs.
戈	halberd

Vocabulary

谪戍	zhé shù	in exile as penal servitude
戍边	shù biān	to garrison the border; to guard the frontier; exile to a border garrison post
戍角	shù jiǎo	garrison trumpet call

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