Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 枕
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枕 |
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Meaning |
pillow, to rest one's head |
Pronunciation |
zhěn |
Explanation |
Left: tree 木, right: 冘 (person 大 with broken arms 冖 and a broken leg 乚) |
Mnemonic
| Under the tree, there is sb. with broken limbs. Bring him a pillow! |
Radicals
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木
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tree | |
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冘
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broken arms and legs | (only one broken leg at 尢) |
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乚
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lighting rod | (The use of this component is not consistent. From the character for electricity 电 comes the meaning "lightning rod", although other explanations are used such as "hook" or "kneeling person".) |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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Vocabulary
| 枕木 |
zhěn mù |
sleeper (wooden support for railway track) | | 枕头 |
zhěn tou |
pillow | | 枕骨 |
zhěn gǔ |
occipital bone (back of the skull) |
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