Memory phrase for the character: 涮

涮

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Meaning

to rinse, hold briefly into boiling water

Pronunciation

shuàn

Explanation

Left: water 氵, right: brush 刷 (The "tail" [= cloth 巾 = hair at the buttocks 尸 is cut刂 and used as a brush) [cf. tail 尾]

Mnemonic


 
Use water and a brush for rinsing.

Radicals

氵 waterSimplified from this water 水
尸 buttocks in side viewThis radical has actually the meaning: corpse 尸. But due to its use in tail 尾, urine 尿, or flatulence 屁, it is considered to generally mean 'buttocks'.
巾 cloth, turban
刂 cutIt is typically at the right side of the character.




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