Memory phrase for the character: 榨

榨

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Meaning

to squeeze (out juice), to extract, salted vegetable

Pronunciation

zhà

Explanation

 Left: tree 木, right: narrow 窄 (The opening 穴 [= slit/notch] made by a saw 乍 is narrow.)

Mnemonic
 
If the tree shall pass through the narrow, it must be squeezed.

Radicals

木 tree
穴 caveIt is covered 宀 and a narrowing path 八 leads into this hole or cave.
乍 suddenly, for the first timeThe saw has its handle ノ at the upper left.




 Vocabulary

压榨 yā zhà  to press; to squeeze; to extract juice, oil etc by squeezing
榨取 zhà qǔ  to exploit
榨油 zhà yóu  to extract oil from vegetables; to press
榨油 zhà yóu  

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