Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 薄
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薄 |
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Meaning |
diluted, thin/weak (taste), shallow, light, faint |
Pronunciation |
HAKU
usui/maru/meru |
Explanation |
Top: plant 艹, below: water 氵and: var. of wholly/exclusive 専 (The soil 一 is penetrated by a (sole) sprout 丨 in the rice field 田, cared for by a skillful hand 寸, which is exclusive.) |
Mnemonic
| (i.e. tomatoes taste often watery) Plants with water can be wholly diluted, or weak in taste. |
Radicals
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艹
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plant, grass | (Shows two plants growing through the ground, simple variation of 艸.) |
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専
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exclusively | (specialty, wholly, solely) |
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由
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reason, cause | (A rice field 田 with a sprouting plant 丨 A field with just one sprouting plant: there must be a reason.) |
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寸
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skillful hand | (Image of a hand 一 forearm 丨 and pulse 丶. It was originally also the distance of one inch (Length: 1 SUN = 3.03 cm) from the hand's palm to the pulse. This also stood for a small amount. In the mnemonic, it is used as "skillful hand" and partly also "to measure".) |
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
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うすい |
thin/weak/watery/diluted | | 薄める |
うすめる |
to dilute/to water down | | 薄弱 |
はくじゃく |
feebleness/weakness/weak | | 薄暗い |
うすぐらい |
dim/gloomy |
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