Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 錮
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錮 |
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Meaning |
to imprison so., tie up, to bond sb. |
Pronunciation |
KO
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Explanation |
Left: gold/metal 金, right: hard/firm/strong 固 (Some things 囗 [= meat, some vegetable] with age 古 [= tomb stone] become hard 固) |
Mnemonic
| Metal is hard/strong and thus used for a prison. |
Radicals
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金
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gold, metal | (This radical is always on the left side of a character.) |
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固
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hard, firm | (Outside a frame 囗, which stands as a placeholder for things that become hard with age 古, such as the meat of old animals or old vegetables/roots. In other words: "things" that are old are also hard.) |
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囗
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enclosure | (The radical kunigamae surrounds/encloses further components and thus is different from the simple square that stands for mouth 口.) |
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古
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old | (Picture of a gravestone) |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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