Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 昨

昨

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Meaning

 yesterday, past

Pronunciation

 zuó

Explanation

 Left: sun/day 日, right: suddenly 乍 (The saw 乍 fells [the tree] suddenly.)

Mnemonic

(At midnight:) The present day is "sawn" into yesterday.

Radicals

日 sun, day
乍 suddenly, for the first time(This radical is understood to display a saw.)
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Vocabulary

昨天 zuó tiān yesterday

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