Memory phrase for the character: 耽

耽

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Meaning

to delay, waste time, to indulge in

Pronunciation

dān

Explanation

 Left: ear 耳, right: 冘 (big 大 person with broken arms and a broken leg 乚)

Mnemonic
 
(Those who refuse to follow rules shall feel the consequences) The "Listening" can end up in broken arms and leg, if you delay it.

Radicals

耳 earShows the picture of an ear (auricle / pinna)
冘 broken arms and legsonly one broken leg at 尢
乚 lighting rodThe use of this component is not consistent. From the character for electricity 电 comes the meaning "lightning rod". Also other explanations are used such as "hook" or "kneeling person".




 Vocabulary

耽搁 dān ge  tarry; stopover; delay
耽误 dān wu  delay; hold-up; to waste time; to interfere with
耽溺 dān nì  indulge
耽溺 dān nì  

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