Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 苇
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苇 |
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Meaning |
reed, rush, Phragmites communis |
Pronunciation |
wěi |
Explanation |
Top: plant 艹, right: leather 韦 (Two layers 二 are separated with special sword 刀 to make leather) |
Mnemonic
| The plant that is cut in a bundle (in a pair of two 二) with the knife 刀 is the: reed. |
Radicals
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艹
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grass, plant | |
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韦
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soft leather | (untanned leather: The raw leather is spliced in two 二 layers with a longer blade丨 of a sword 刀 - The radical 革 stands for tanned leather. The radical 皮 is used for skin.) |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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Vocabulary
| 芦苇 |
lú wěi |
reed | | 苇箔 |
wěi bó |
reed matting; reed screen |
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