Memory phrase for the character: 撬

撬

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Meaning

to pry open, to lever open, to lift

Pronunciation

qiào

Explanation

 Left: hand 扌/手, right: triple hair 毛

Mnemonic
 
The hand that makes one hair into two hair has pried open.

Radicals

扌 handSimplification of this hand 手
毛 furA tuft of hair 彡 is shown.




 Vocabulary

阿拉斯加雪撬犬 Ā lā sī jiā Xuě qiào quǎn  Alaskan Malamute
撬开 qiào kāi  to pry open; to lever open
撬门 qiào mén  to break in; to force a door
撬门 qiào mén  

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