Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 蜂

蜂

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Meaning

 bee, wasp

Pronunciation

 HŌ
hachi

Explanation

 Left: insect 虫 (body 口 and sting ム of an insect), right: pointed, needle-shaped 夆 (When sitting cross-legged 夂 on the peak of a growing plant 丰, you feel it is pointed.)

Mnemonic

Insects with pointed stings are bees. (Or: The insect sitting at the plant's top is the bee.)

Radicals

虫 insect(The body 口 and the sting of an insect.)
夆 pointed (=needle-shaped)((in Chinese only))
夂 crossed legs(This radical is understood as sitting with crossed legs or upturned foot.)
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Vocabulary

蜂蜜 はちみつ honey

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