Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 祷
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祷 |
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Meaning |
prayer, pray, to plead |
Pronunciation |
dǎo |
Explanation |
Left: to show, altar 礻/示 (image of an altar with something 一 on), right: long life 寿 (two skillful hands 手 & 寸 are needed for Sushi 寿司 and you will have a long life.) |
Mnemonic
| At the altar you use both hands (for a long life) when: praying. |
Radicals
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示
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to show, altar | (Shows a simple altar 丁 with a sacrifice 一 and blood 八 is trickling down. Thus the meanings: to show and altar.) |
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寿
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long life | |
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
| 跪祷 |
guì dǎo |
to kneel in prayer | | 祈祷 |
qí dǎo |
to pray; to say one's prayers; prayer | | 开会祈祷 |
kāi huì qí dǎo |
invocation | | 祷告 |
dǎo gào |
to pray; prayer | | 默祷 |
mò dǎo |
silent prayer; pray in silence |
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