Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 酸

酸

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Meaning

 sour, acid, bitter

Pronunciation

 SAN
suppai, sui

Explanation

 Left: wine jar 酉, right: 夋 (nose ム, legs 儿, upturned foot 夂 [= sitting cross-legged])

Mnemonic

Wine that smells in the nose like legs and feet is sour.

Radicals

酉 alcohol(wine jar)
夋 ???
夂 crossed legs(This radical is understood as sitting with crossed legs or upturned foot.)
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Vocabulary

酸 さん acid
酸っぱい すっぱい sour, acid
酸化 さんか oxidation
酸性 さんせい acidity
酸素 さんそ oxygen
炭酸 たんさん carbonic acid

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