Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 沌
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沌 |
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Meaning |
confused, turbid |
Pronunciation |
dùn |
Explanation |
Left: water 氵, right: barracks 屯 (On fertile ground, where growing shoots 屮 pierced the ground 一 they built a barracks.) |
Mnemonic
| If you build in a swamp (= where there is water and grass and shoots) a barracks, things get confused. |
Radicals
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氵
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Water | |
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屯
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barracks | (barracks, to station (soldiers), village) |
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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
| 混沌 |
hùn dùn |
primal chaos; formless mass before creation in Chinese mythology; muddled; innocent as a baby | | 混沌学 |
hùn dùn xué |
chaos theory (math.) |
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