Memory phrase for the character: 透

透

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Meaning

to penetrate, to pass through, soak, thoroughly

Pronunciation

tòu

Explanation

 Left: movement 辶, right: excellent 秀 (Grain plants 禾 as big as a plump pregnancy belly 乃 are excellent!) cf. pregnancy 孕, where a child 子 comes out of that womb 乃

Mnemonic
 
This movement was excellent and penetrating.

Radicals

辶 movementIn some cases this radical 廴 is used, but the mnemonics are the same.
秀 excellent, outstandingA rice plant 禾 as plump as a pregnant belly 乃 is excellent. (乃 is considered a pregnancy belly because it is used in pregnant 怀 孕 [huái yùn] where a child comes out of it).
禾 grainGrain plant 木 with a spike ノ of grain
乃 thereforeShows a pregnancy belly in a side view - The interpretation of this radical is based on 孕 (yùn), which means: "pregnancy". It is read as a child 子 coming out of the womb 乃.




 Vocabulary

透明 tòu míng  transparent; open (non-secretive)
透视 tòu shì  to see through; perspective; to examine by fluoroscopy (i.e. X-ray)
渗透 shèn tòu  to permeate; to infiltrate; to pervade; osmosis
透过 tòu guò  through; via
 

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