Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 霸

霸

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Meaning

 tyrant, hegemon, to rule by force, to usurp

Pronunciation

 bà

Explanation

 Top: rain 雨, below: leather 革 (Horned 廿 animals have a skin 口 of leather; but here: animals in general.), moon 月

Mnemonic

He controls the rain, the animals and the moon: The tyrant!

Radicals

雨 rain
革 untanned leather
月 moon, month(When it is at the left in the character then often with the meaning "body part". If at the right, then as "moon, month, period".)
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Vocabulary

霸权主义 bà quán zhǔ yì hegemony
霸王别姬 bà wáng bié jī Xiang Yu bids farewell to his favorite concubine (classic subject); Farewell my concubine (film by Chen Kaige)

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