Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 敬


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Meaning

to respect, to venerate, to salute, to offer

Pronunciation

jìng

Explanation

Left: thoughtless 苟 (Using plants for wrapping a present is thoughtless.) cf: sentence , right: strike 攵/ [hand with a stick ]

Mnemonic

When a plant speaks a sentence and has a stick in the hand, it is respected.

Radicals

to respect(to venerate, to salute, to offer)
grass, plant
sentence
rap, strike(Shows originally a hand with a whip . It is usually simplified to 攵. Other radicals with a hand are: )
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Vocabulary

尊敬 zūn jìng respect; to revere
虔敬 qián jìng reverent
孝敬 xiào jìng to show filial respect; to give presents (to one's elders or superiors); to support one's aged parents
恭敬 gōng jìng deferential; respectful
致敬 zhì jìng to greet; to pay respects to
敬爱 jìng ài respect and love

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