Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 督

督

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Meaning

 to supervise, control, supervise, inspect

Pronunciation

 dū

Explanation

 Top: younger siblings of the parents 叔 (a pepper plant 尗 and plucking hand 又), below: eye 目

Mnemonic

The younger uncle uses his eyes for: supervising.

Radicals

叔 younger uncle
尗 pepper plant(The assignment of 尗 as "pepper" is based on the character 椒 (jiāo), which stands for pepper/spices.)
目 eye
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Vocabulary

都督 dū dū (army) commander-in-chief (archaic); provincial military governor and civil administrator during the early Republic of China era (1911-1949 AD)
总督 zǒng dū governor-general; person in charge of a foreign possession or territory
监督 jiān dū to control; to supervise; to inspect

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