Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 雁
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雁 |
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Meaning |
wild goose |
Pronunciation |
yàn |
Explanation |
From left: cliff 厂, person 亻, bird 隹 |
Mnemonic
| On the cliff and (big as) a person is this bird: the wild goose. |
Radicals
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厂
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cliff | |
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亻
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person | (This radical is understood as an identical variant of "person" 人, and shows a person who stands with the legs apart. - This radical has several varation, i.e. a lying person  , a sitting 匕 person.) |
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隹
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short tailed bird | |
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
| 大雁 |
dà yàn |
wild goose | | 鸿雁 |
hóng yàn |
swan goose | | 鱼沉雁杳 |
yú chén yàn yǎo |
lit. the fish sinks, the goose vanishes into the distance (idiom); a letter does not arrive; lost in transmission |
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