Memory phrase for the character: 缄

缄

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Meaning

to seal, to close, letter

Pronunciation

jiān

Explanation

 Left: thread 纟/糸, right: salty 咸 (The taste is for the person 人 (= ノ & 一) in the mouth 口 like a halberd 戈 such salty!)

Mnemonic
 
The thread is salty and is sealed in a letter.

Radicals

幺 short threadThis radical appears like a part of “thread 糸” and is therefore understood as a “short thread”.
咸 salty
戎 militaryThe ten 十 (persons) at the halberd 戈 form the military.




 Vocabulary

缄默 jiān mò  to keep silent
缄口不言 jiān kǒu bù yán  lips sealed and not saying anything (idiom); fig. to omit mention (of a non-person or embarrassing topic); to censor
缄口不言 jiān kǒu bù yán  

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