Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 瓮


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Meaning

earthen jar, pottery container for water/wine, urn

Pronunciation

wèng

Explanation

Top: public (eight noses form public), bottom: roof tile (image of interhooked tiles; here: symbol for earthenware)

Mnemonic

It is for the 'eight noses' and earthenware: the jar.

Radicals

public
tile
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Vocabulary

蓬户瓮牖 péng hù wèng yǒu thatched house, broken urn windows (idiom); poor person's house; humble home
瓮声瓮气 wèng shēng wèng qì to speak in a low muffled voice (idiom)
瓮声瓮气 wèng shēng wèng qì to speak in a low muffled voice (idiom)
瓮中捉鳖 wèng zhōng zhuō biē to catch a turtle in a jar (idiom); to set oneself an easy target; a turkey shoot


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