Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 缩


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Meaning

shrink, to withdraw, pull back, abbreviation

Pronunciation

suō

Explanation

Left: thread 纟/, right: lodge/hostel 宿 (Under the roof persons in the hundreds in the lodge)

Mnemonic

The threads (of bed linen) in the hostel will (after washing) shrink.

Radicals

thread(It has in its upper part the radical "short thread" .)
roof
hundred
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Vocabulary

缩小 suō xiǎo to reduce; to decrease
铀浓缩 yóu nóng suō uranium enrichment
高浓缩铀 gāo nóng suō yóu highly enriched uranium (HEU)
萎缩 wěi suō to wither; to dry up (of a plant); to atrophy (of muscle, social custom etc)
裘馨氏肌肉萎缩症 qiú xīn shì jī ròu wēi suō zhèng Duchenne muscular dystrophy
畏缩 wèi suō to cower; to flinch; to quail; to recoil
缩短 suō duǎn to curtail; to cut down
压缩机 yā suō jī compactor; compressor
压缩 yā suō to compress; compression
收缩 shōu suō to pull back; to shrink; to contract
蜷缩 quán suō to curl up; to huddle; to cower; cringing


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