Memory phrase for the character: 晒

晒

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Meaning

to dry in the sun, to sunbathe

Pronunciation

shài

Explanation

Left: sun 日, right: west 西 (sun 日 moves 儿 below the horizon 一 at sunset in the west)

Mnemonic


 
The sun in the west (= at the afternoon) is good for drying or a sunbath.

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.
西 westThis sign has a certain resemblance to the sun 日 in combination with strokes 儿 that point downwards to indicate sunset in the west.




 Vocabulary

晒干 shài gān  to dry in the sun
曝晒 pù shài  to expose to strong sunlight
防晒霜 fáng shài shuāng  suntan lotion; sunscreen cream
 


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