Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 西
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西 |
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Meaning |
west |
Pronunciation |
SEI, SAI
nishi |
Explanation |
This sign has some similarities with sun 日 combined with two strokes 儿, directing downwards. The upper line 一 is the horizon. |
Mnemonic
| Below the horizon the sun sinks at sunset in the west. |
Radicals
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西
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west | (The upper stroke 一 can be seen as horizon. Below a variante of sun 日 and two legs 儿, which here stand for a downward motion: Belos the horizon sinks the sun (at sunset) in the west.) |
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
| 西 |
にし |
west | | 西南 |
せいなん |
southwest | | 関西 |
かんさい |
Kanzai (west part of main island Honshu) | | 西洋 |
せいよう |
the west/Western countries | | 東西 |
とうざい |
East and West, whole country, Orient and Occident, Your attention please | | 西日 |
にしび |
westering sun | | 西暦 |
せいれき |
Christian Era/anno domini (A.D.) |
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