Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 觅


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Meaning

seek, to look for, search

Pronunciation

Explanation

Top: hand reaching down , bottom: to see /見 (an eye on legs )

Mnemonic

If the hand reaching down wants to "see" (= feel, grope) something, it: seeks.

Radicals

reaching downwards(shows a hand reaching downwards to pluck sth.)
to see(This radical is simplified from 見, that is understood as "an eye on legs ", expressing a "looking around".)
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Vocabulary

寻觅 xún mì to look for
闭门觅句 bì mén mì jù lit. lock the door and search for the right word (idiom); fig. the serious hard work of writing
踏破铁鞋无觅处,得来全不费工夫 tà pò tiě xié wú mì chù , dé lái quán bù fèi gōng fu to travel far and wide looking for sth, only to find it easily


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