Memory phrase for the character: 雁

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

厂	cliff
亻	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 variation, i.e. a lying person , a sitting 匕 person.
隹	short tailed bird	Also this 鳥 is seen as a bird.

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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