Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 爬


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Meaning

to climb, to crawl, to get up or sit up

Pronunciation

Explanation

Left: claw , right: to hope (Behind the doorknob you may hope.)

Mnemonic

With the claws (the bear) or a doorknob (use as a hook) you can climb up.

Radicals

claw
to hope, long for(Actually a slumped person is shown. But the explanations use it as "doorhandle". This understanding is based on the character: (bǎ, bà), which is in combination of a hand and means: doorknob.)
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Vocabulary

爬行 pá xíng to crawl; to creep
爬行动物 pá xíng dòng wù reptile
爬升 pá shēng to climb (of a plane); to gain height
爬犁 pá lí sledge


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