Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 村


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Meaning

village

Pronunciation

cūn

Explanation

Left: tree , right: unit of length (often seen as: "skillful hand"

Mnemonic

(Historically a palisade [= a fence] was used as defense around the village) Trees are erected with skillful hands to (protect): the village.

Radicals

tree
skillful hand(Image of a hand forearm and pulse . It was originally also the distance of one inch (Length: 1 ts'wun = 3.72 cm) from the hand's palm to the pulse. This also stood for a small amount. In the mnemonic, it is used as "skillful hand".)
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Vocabulary

农村 nóng cūn rural area; village
乡村 xiāng cūn rustic; village; countryside
村庄 cūn zhuāng village; hamlet
高村正彦 Gāo cūn Zhēng yàn KOMURA Masahiko (1942-), Japanese politician, foreign minister from 1998, minister of defense from 2007
杏花村 xìng huā cūn village in Shaanxi province, famous among poets for its wine

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