Memory phrase for the character: 捣

捣

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Meaning

to smash, crush, destroy, attack, stir

Pronunciation

dǎo

Explanation

 Left: hand 扌, right: island 岛 (What (only) a bird 鸟/鳥 can reach, with a mountain 山 is an island.)

Mnemonic
 
If a hand hits on a bird in a mountain-like way, it will be smashed.

Radicals

扌 handSimplification of this hand 手
鳥 birdAlso this 隹 is seen as a bird.
山 mountain




 Vocabulary

捣乱 dǎo luàn  to disturb; to look for trouble; to stir up a row; to bother sb intentionally
捣毁 dǎo huǐ  to destroy; to smash; sabotage
捣碎 dǎo suì  smash
捣碎 dǎo suì  

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