Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 透
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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 big as a plump pregnancy belly 乃: excellent!) |
Mnemonic
| This movement was excellent and penetrating. |
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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秀
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outstanding, excellent | |
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禾
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grain | (plant 木 of the grain with one spike ノ) |
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乃
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therefore | (Shows a pregnancy belly in a side view, cf. pregnancy 孕 (yùn), where a child 子 comes out of that belly 乃.) |
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
| 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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