Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 诛
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诛 |
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Meaning |
to punish, to put (a criminal) to death, execute |
Pronunciation |
zhū |
Explanation |
Left: word 讠/言, right: vermilion 朱 (A branch of a young [=not yet) tree 未 has sth. red ノ =apple?) |
Mnemonic
| (death penalty with flowing blood?) Words that are vermilion want to: punish. |
Radicals
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讠
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word | (traditionally 言, which shows sound waves out of a mouth) |
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朱
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vermilion | |
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未
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unripe, not yet | (The upper branch of the tree is shorter, thus 'not yet' or immature.) |
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
| 诛除 |
zhū chú |
to wipe out; to exterminate | | 诛锄异己 |
zhū chú yì jǐ |
to wipe out dissenters; to exterminate those who disagree | | 诛锄 |
zhū chú |
to uproot; to eradicate (traitors) | | 诛戮 |
zhū lù |
to put to death |
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