Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 棍

棍

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Meaning

 rod, stick, truncheon

Pronunciation

 gùn

Explanation

 Left: tree 木, right: elder brother, insect 昆 (orignially image of an insect with carapace 日 and legs 比)

Mnemonic

It is made of wood it can hit/bite like an insect: a rod or truncheon.

Radicals

木 tree
昆 insect(Also this character 虫 means insect.)
比 compare
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Vocabulary

木棍 mù gùn wooden stick
棍子 gùn zi stick; rod
棍棒 gùn bàng club

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