Memory phrase for the character: 藤

藤

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Meaning

tangle of vines, rattan, cane

Pronunciation

téng

Explanation

 Top: plant 艹, below: 滕 (body 月, border 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, plantGrass or a rapid growing plant in general. It shows two plants growing through the ground, and is a simple variation of 艸.
龹 border guardThe border guard is a person 人 with high lifted arms ) and two barrier bars 二. This is (Japanese only) visible in 'border guard 関'
水 water




 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
藤野先生 Téng yě Xiān sheng  

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