Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 挺

挺

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Meaning

 straight, upright, stand erect, enduring, stiff

Pronunciation

 tǐng

Explanation

 Left: hand 扌, right: judicial court 廷 (The movement 廴 of a scholar 士 with hat 壬 [= judge] to the court.)

Mnemonic

The hand at the judicial court decides straight and upright.

Radicals

扌 hand
廷 palace courtyard
廴 long stride(In most cases this radical 辶 is used for movement.)
壬 burden(spindle on which a thread is wound up)
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Vocabulary

挺进 tǐng jìn progress; to advance
挺身 tǐng shēn to straighten one's back
挺立 tǐng lì to stand erect; to stand upright

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