Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 敢

敢

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Meaning

 to dare, daring, brave

Pronunciation

 gǎn

Explanation

 Left: one 乛, ear 耳, right: strike, hit 攵/攴 (hand 又 with a stick 卜)

Mnemonic

One (slap) on the ear: how daring!

Radicals

敢 dare
乛 something ???
耳 ear
攴 rap, strike(Shows originally a hand 又 with a whip 卜. It is usually simplified to 攵. Other radicals with a hand are: 又寸廾爫手扌彐右及尹君聿隶兼殳)
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Vocabulary

不敢 bù gǎn not dare to
勇敢 yǒng gǎn brave; courageous
岂敢 qǐ gǎn how could one dare?; I don't deserve such praise

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