Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 蜂

蜂

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Meaning

 bee, wasp

Pronunciation

 fēng

Explanation

 Left: insect 虫 (body 口 and sting of an insect), right: pointed 夆 (sitting cross-legged 夂 on top of a growing plant 丰)

Mnemonic

This insects sits on top of a growing plant (= the blossom): the bee, wasp.

Radicals

虫 insect(Also this radical 昆 is understood as: insect.)
夆 pointed, sharp(sitting cross-legged 夂 on top of growing plant 丰, like at 'bee' 蜂)
夂 upturned foot(upturned foot or crossed legs - do not mistake with the hand with a stick: /攴)
丰 growing plant(abundant)
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Vocabulary

蜜蜂 mì fēng bee; honeybee
蜂群 fēng qún bee colony; swarm
蜂王 fēng wáng queen bee
蜂窝煤 fēng wō méi hexagonal household coal briquet
蜂窝 fēng wō bee's nest; honeycomb; fig. honeycomb figure
蜂蜜 fēng mì honey
捅马蜂窝 tǒng mǎ fēng wō to poke through a hornets' nest; to attack a difficult task resolutely

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