Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 窘


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Meaning

distressed, embarrassed

Pronunciation

jiǒng

Explanation

Left: hole, cavity (It is covered and a narrowing path leads into the cave), right: monarch/lord (He strikes with a stick in a hand on a mouth )

Mnemonic

When you report about the hole to the lord, you are: distressed.

Radicals

cave
monarch, lord
Hand with stick(Hand with stick )
mouth, opening(This is a small square. If it is bigger: , it is an enclosure.)
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Vocabulary

窘境 jiǒng jìng awkward situation; predicament
窘迫 jiǒng pò poverty-stricken; very poor; hard-pressed; in a predicament; embarrassed
窘匮 jiǒng kuì destitute; impoverished


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