Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 砲

砲

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Meaning

 cannon, slingshot, gun barrel

Pronunciation

 HŌ

Explanation

 Left: stone 石 (Below the cliff 厂 are stones 口), right: wrap 包 (The wrap 勹 itself 己 makes it to be wrapped.)

Mnemonic

Stones are 'wrapped' in a slingshot (catapult), which is like a cannon.

Radicals

石 stone(Variante of cliff 厂, below a stone 囗)
包 pack, wrap, envelop(Wrap 勹 it yourself 己, and it is well packed.)
勹 wrap
己 I, myself
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Vocabulary

鉄砲 てっぽう gun
発砲事件 はっぽうじけん shooting incident

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