Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 簸
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簸 |
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Meaning |
to winnow, dust pan, toss (as waves) |
Pronunciation |
bǒ, bò |
Explanation |
Top: bamboo 竹, bottom: 其 (image of a grain shovel/scoop (tool for threshing), skin 皮 (A hand 又 with a knife 丨 peels off the skin 厂) |
Mnemonic
| Made of bamboo is the grain shovel for separating the "skins" (of the grain) when winnowing. |
Radicals
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竹
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bamboo | |
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其
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grain shovel/scoop | (With a grain scoop 其 (tool for threshing), grain was rhythmically [thus used in period 期] thrown up to shead the grain from the husk. (cf. to winnow 簸)) |
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皮
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skin | (For 'leather' also the radicals 革 and 韦 are used.) |
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
| 颠簸 |
diān bǒ |
to shake; to jolt; to bump | | 簸箕 |
bò jī |
dustpan; winnowing fan; loop (of a fingerprint) | | 簸荡 |
bǒ dàng |
roll; rock |
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