Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 罡


Hanzi-Trainer

Meaning

stars of the Big Dipper

Pronunciation

gāng

Explanation

Top: 罒 (here: 3 stars ロ next to eachothers), bottom: correct (To stop at the line is correct)

Mnemonic

The three (stars) are correct if the show the: Big Dipper.

Radicals

net(sometimes simplified to 罒.)
correct(Radical 103 stands for clothing or bales of cloth. In the Hanzi-Trainer, it is used synonymously with the correct , because it seems helpful for the explanations and the interpretation clothing/cloth bale would be in conflict with other radicals.)
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!

Vocabulary

罡风 gāng fēng in Daoism, astral wind on which immortals may ride; strong wind
步罡踏斗 bù gāng tà dǒu to worship the astral deities (idiom, refers to Daoist astrology)
步斗踏罡 bù dǒu tà gāng to worship the astral deities (idiom, refers to Daoist astrology)


List of the characters | List of the radials

To the Trainer