Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 螂
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螂 |
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Hanzi-Trainer
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Meaning |
dragonfly, mantis |
Pronunciation |
láng |
Explanation |
Left: insect 虫, right: a youth 郎 (.. the good 良 one from the village ⻏) |
Mnemonic
| (It is agile and chases its prey at high speed.) An insect (alive like) a youth is the: dragonfly. |
Radicals
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虫
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insect | (Also this radical 昆 is understood as: insect.) |
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良
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good | |
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⻏
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village | (This radical is always at the right side of the hanzi and means "village". Please note the difference to this radical 阝, which means "hill" and is always at the left side of the character.) |
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
| 蟑螂 |
zhāng láng |
cockroach | | 螳螂捕蝉 |
táng láng bǔ chán |
the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind |
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