Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 锚

锚

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Meaning

 anchor

Pronunciation

 máo

Explanation

 Left: metal 钅/金, right: sprout, seedling 苗 (The 'grass' 艹 on 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
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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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