Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 舜

舜

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Meaning

 Shun (c. 22nd century BC), fifth of the Five Emperors

Pronunciation

 shùn

Explanation

 From top: hand grasping down 爫, cover 冖, oppose 舛 (opposed feet, like at: dancing 舞)

Mnemonic

With a downward hand he covered/protected, but was opposed and thus the last of the five emperors.

Radicals

爫 reaching downwards(shows a hand reaching downwards to pluck sth.)
冖 cover
舛 oppose
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Vocabulary

舜日尧年 Shùn rì Yáo nián sage Emperors Shun and Yao rule every day (idiom); all for the best in the best of all possible worlds
舜日尧天 Shùn rì Yáo tiān sage Emperors Shun and Yao rule every day (idiom); all for the best in the best of all possible worlds

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