Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 鶏

鶏

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Meaning

 chicken (domesticated)

Pronunciation

 KEI
niwatori

Explanation

 Left: hand reaching down 爫, husband 夫, right: bird 鳥. ('niwa' means garden, thus "niwatori" is: "gardenbird")

Mnemonic

(The chicken is domesticated but other birds would fly away when touched) The protecting hand of the husband is with the 'gardenbird': The chicken.

Radicals

鳥 bird(Two radicals are equally used for bird, namely: 鳥 and 隹. )
爫 grap downwards(The radical notsu shows a hand which is reaching downwards.)
夫 husband(Like a big 大 person with another pair of arms, as caring arms.)
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