Memory phrase for the character: 旧

旧

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Meaning

former, old, opposite, worn (with age)

Pronunciation

jiù

Explanation

 Left: var. of one 丨, right: sun, day 日

Mnemonic
 
One day formerly.

Radicals

日 sun, dayThis radical was developed from a circle with a central dot as the image of the sun. As you can hardly draw circles or dots with a brush, it became the current rectangular shape.




 Vocabulary

仍旧 réng jiù  still (remaining); to remain (the same); yet
旧址 jiù zhǐ  former site; old location
 

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