Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 韩
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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
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sun rise | (The 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.) |
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早
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early, morning | |
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韦
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soft leather | (untanned 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.) |
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
| 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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