Memory phrase for the character: 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 downwardsShows a hand reaching downwards to pluck sth.
冖 coverThis very similar radical 宀 is understood as a roof.
舛 opposeShows two feet in opposing position 夕/止, as in 'dancing 舞'. Its upper half shows many people.




 Vocabulary

诃叱 hē chì  
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
舜日尧天 Shùn rì Yáo tiān  

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