Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 过
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Meaning |
to pass through, to go across, (experienced action marker) |
Pronunciation |
guò |
Explanation |
Left: movement 辶, right: skillful hand 寸 |
Mnemonic
| A movement of the skillful hand and you have passed through. |
Radicals
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辶
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movement | (In some cases this radical 廴 is used, but the mnemonics are the same.) |
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寸
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skillful hand | (Image of a hand 一 forearm 丨 and pulse 丶. It was originally also the distance of one inch (Length: 1 ts'wun = 3.72 cm) from the hand's palm to the pulse. This also stood for a small amount. In the mnemonic, it is used as "skillful hand".) |
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
| 不过 |
bù guò |
only; merely; no more than; but; however; anyway (to get back to a previous topic) | | 越过 |
yuè guò |
to cross over; to transcend; to cover distance; to overcome; to rise above | | 透过 |
tòu guò |
through; via | | 跨过 |
kuà guò |
to surmount; to cross over | | 雨过天晴 |
yǔ guò tiān qíng |
sky clears after rain; new hopes after a disastrous period (idiom); every cloud has a silver lining (idiom) | | 逢年过节 |
féng nián guò jié |
at the Chinese New Year or other festivities | | 瞒天过海 |
mán tiān guò hǎi |
to cross the sea by a trick (idiom); to achieve one's aim by underhanded means | | 过而能改，善莫大焉 |
guò ér néng gǎi , shàn mò dà yān |
If one can change after making a mistake, there is nothing better (idiom) | | 矫枉过直 |
jiǎo wǎng guò zhí |
to over-correct a defect (idiom); to over-compensate; to push sth too far the other way; fig. inverse discrimination | | 髓过氧化物酶 |
suǐ guò yǎng huà wù méi |
Myeloperoxidase (MPO), chemical in neutrophil granulocytes, used to kill pathogens | | 过瘾 |
guò yǐn |
to satisfy a craving; to get a kick out of sth; gratifying; immensely enjoyable; satisfying; fulfilling |
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