Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 藤

藤

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Meaning

 tangle of vines, rattan, cane

Pronunciation

 téng

Explanation

 Top: plant 艹, below: 滕 (body 月, security guard 龹 (person 人 with high lifted arms 丷 and two barrier bars 二), water 水

Mnemonic

Plants that pull themselves up on bodies, like raised arms of a security guard and need water are: the climbing vines.

Radicals

艹 grass, plant
龹 security guard(person 人 with high lifted arms ) and two blocking bars 二. (ONLY IN Japanese this is visible in 'border guard' 関))
水 water
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Vocabulary

斋藤 Zhāi téng Saito or Saitoh, Japanese surname
顺藤摸瓜 shùn téng mō guā lit. to follow the vine to get to the melon; to track sth following clues
藤蔓 téng mán vine
藤野先生 Téng yě Xiān sheng Yoshino-Sensei, Japanese friend of Lu Xun 鲁迅

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