Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 蜀
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蜀 |
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Meaning |
larva, caterpillar, abbr. for Sichuan 四川 |
Pronunciation |
shǔ |
Explanation |
Top: net 罒 (cf. net 网), bottom: enwrap 勹 and insect 虫 |
Mnemonic
| It has a 'net' for enwrapping. This insect is: the larva. |
Radicals
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网
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net | (sometimes simplified to 罒.) |
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勹
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wrap | |
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虫
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insect | (Also this radical 昆 is understood as: insect.) |
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
| 玉蜀黍 |
yù shǔ shǔ |
corn | | 蜀汉 |
Shǔ Hàn |
Shu Han (c. 200-263), Liu Bei's kingdom in Sichuan during the Three Kingdoms, claiming legitimacy as successor of Han | | 蜀锦 |
shǔ jǐn |
brocade from Sichuan | | 蜀犬吠日 |
shǔ quǎn fèi rì |
lit. Sichuan dogs bark at the sun (idiom); fig. a simpleton will marvel at even the most universal known.; alludes to the Sichan foggy weather where it's uncommon to see a sunny day | | 蜀葵 |
shǔ kuí |
hollyhock |
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