Memory phrase for the character: 谣

谣

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Meaning

rumor, popular ballad, legend

Pronunciation

yáo

Explanation

Left: word 讠/言, right: hand reaching down 爫, can 缶 (= Shows a mortar 凵 with a pestle 午 in it.)

Mnemonic

Words you pick out of a can are: rumors or ballads.

Radicals

讠	word	Traditionally written as 言, which shows sound waves out of a mouth.
爫	reaching downwards	Shows a hand reaching downwards to pluck sth.
缶	can, jar	Shows a mortar 凵 with a pestle 午 that is vertically in it.
午	noon	“Noon” can be understood as a pestle 午 that is used in a mortar 凵. (compare: ceramic 缶 [fǒu]) As the pestle 午 is vertical in the mortar, the meaning of “noon” arises because the sun is then also vertical.

Vocabulary

谣言	yáo yán	rumor
造谣	zào yáo	to start a rumor
歌谣	gē yáo	folksong; ballad; nursery rhyme
歌谣	gē yáo

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