Memory phrase for the character: 韩

韩

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Meaning

Korea, esp. South Korea 大韩民国

Pronunciation

hán

Explanation

 Left: sunrise (sun 日 rises between plants 艹, here: east of the center [= China], because sun rises eastern), right: leather 韦(Two layers 二 are separated with special sword 刀 to make leather)

Mnemonic
 
Eastern (of the center) where they make leather, is Korea.

Radicals

sun riseThe sun 日 rises between plants 艹. The very similar radical 莫 stands for sunset. This seems bizarre, can be argued based on the characters for morning 朝 in comparison to evening 暮.
早 early, morning
韦 soft leatheruntanned leather: The raw leather is spliced in two 二 layers with a longer blade丨 of a sword 刀 - The radical 革 stands for tanned leather. The radical 皮 is used for skin.




 Vocabulary

 
 
 
韩非子 Hán Fēi zǐ  Han Feizi, book of Legalist Philosophy authored by Han Fei 韩非 during the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)
 

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