Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 胸


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Meaning

chest, thorax, bosom, heart, mind

Pronunciation

xiōng

Explanation

Left: body part /, right: Hungary 匈 (wrap , bad luck/disaster [The cross at the container shows that it is empty: what a bad luck!])

Mnemonic

The body's part enwrapping a "void container" is the chest.

Radicals

meat(and body parts)
wrap
fierce, fearful
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Vocabulary

胸部 xiōng bù chest; bosom
捶胸 chuí xiōng to beat one's chest
捶胸顿足 chuí xiōng dùn zú to beat one's chest and stamp one's feet (idiom)
跌脚捶胸 diē jiǎo chuí xiōng lit. stamping and beating the chest (idiom); fig. angry or stressed about sth
胸脯 xiōng pú chest
胸襟 xiōng jīn lapel of jacket; heart; aspiration; vision
胸鳍 xiōng qí pectoral fin
胸膛 xiōng táng chest
胸腔 xiōng qiāng thoracic cavity
胸噎 xiōng yē thoracic choke (animal harness)

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