Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 顺
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顺 |
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Meaning |
sequence, order, to obey, to follow, favorable |
Pronunciation |
shùn |
Explanation |
Left: river 川, right: page, leaf 页/頁 (head 目 with shoulders 八 and eyebrows 一) |
Mnemonic
| Just as the river directs the water, the head gives things the order / sequence. |
Radicals
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川
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river | |
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頁
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head, leader | (Picture of an eye 目 with emphasized eye-brows 首 to express the special: the head or the chief. (When used as a radical often without eye-brows 頁 meaning forehead). It is always at the right side of a character.) |
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
| 顺着 |
shùn zhe |
to follow; following; along | | 顺利 |
shùn lì |
smoothly; without a hitch | | 顺序 |
shùn xù |
sequence; order | | 顺溜 |
shùn liu |
orderly; tidy; smooth | | 顺遂 |
shùn suì |
everything is going smoothly; just as one wishes | | 顺藤摸瓜 |
shùn téng mō guā |
lit. to follow the vine to get to the melon; to track sth following clues | | 一帆风顺 |
yī fān fēng shùn |
single sail, gentle wind (idiom); plain sailing; to go smoothly | | 顺风转舵 |
shùn fēng zhuǎn duò |
to act according to whatever is the current outlook; pragmatic; unprincipled |
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