Memory phrase for the character: 锚

锚

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Meaning

anchor

Pronunciation

máo

Explanation

Left: metal 钅/金, right: sprout, seedling 苗 (The 'grass' 艹 in the field 田 are actually the seedlings.)

Mnemonic

The metal seedling is the: anchor.

Radicals

金	gold, metal	This radical is always on the left side of a character.
苗	sprout	The 'grass' 艹 on the field 田 are actually the seedlings.

Vocabulary

抛锚	pāo máo	to drop anchor; to break down (of a car etc)
锚链孔	máo liàn kǒng	hawsehole (small hole for anchor cable or hawser in the side of ship)
锚链	máo liàn	anchor chain

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