Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 拖
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拖 |
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Meaning |
to drag, to pull, to trail, to delay, to drag on |
Pronunciation |
tuō |
Explanation |
Left: hand 扌, right: 㐌 (person lying down  , twisting creature 也 (e.g. snake) |
Mnemonic
| By hand you get a 'straight lying person' from a 'bent creature', when you pull on it. |
Radicals
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扌
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hand | |
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lying person | (When this person 人 is made flat, like in this radical, you get the: "lying person". (Further radicals with "person" are: sitting 匕, sitting cross-legged 夂, kneeling ⺈, skilled 才, bending マ,卩, slumped 㔾 or husband 夫)) |
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也
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also | (Shows a bent creature 也 (i.e. a snake or scorpion).) |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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Vocabulary
| 拖拉机 |
tuō lā jī |
tractor | | 拖欠 |
tuō qiàn |
in arrears; behind in payments; to default on one's debts | | 拖曳机 |
tuō yè jī |
tractor |
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