Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 敷


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Meaning

to lay out, to apply (powder, ointment), to spread, enough

Pronunciation

Explanation

Left: just now (A hand for holding an item is what I need just now), rest: let go/release (In his side he was striked 攵/, until he released)

Mnemonic

When a hand is used/needed for "releasing" sth., this means: to lay out sth.

Radicals

just, just now
to release, set free
rap, strike(Shows originally a hand with a whip . It is usually simplified to 攵. Other radicals with a hand are: )
direction, square
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Vocabulary

敷衍 fū yǎn to elaborate (on a theme); to expound (the classics); perfunctory; to skimp; to botch; to do sth half-heartedly or just for show; barely enough to get by
敷设 fū shè to lay; to spread out
敷陈 fū chén to give an orderly account; a thorough narrative

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