Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 违


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Meaning

to disobey, to violate, to separate, to go against

Pronunciation

wéi

Explanation

Left: movement , right: leather (Two layers are separated with special sword to make leather.)

Mnemonic

(Cutting is destructive:) If two parts are cut apart with the movement of the sword is disobedient.

Radicals

movement(In some cases this radical is used, but the mnemonics are the same.)
soft leather(untanned leather: The raw leather is spliced in two layers with a longer blade of a sword - The radical stands for tanned leather. The radical is used for skin.)
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Vocabulary

违反 wéi fǎn to violate (a law)
违背 wéi bèi to violate; to be contrary to
违法 wéi fǎ illegal; to break the law
违悖 wéi bèi to transgress; to violate (the rules)
违拗 wéi ào to disobey; to defy; deliberately going against (rule, convention, sb's wishes etc)


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