Memory phrase for the character: 僧

僧

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Meaning

Buddhist priest, monk

Pronunciation

SŌ

Explanation

 Left: person 人, right: former/before 曽 (At rain 丷 on the field 田 and under the sun 日, that's how we worked formerly.)

Mnemonic
 
The person, who refers to the "formerly" is a priest.

Radicals

亻 personThis radical is understood as an identical variant of "person" 人, and shows a person who stands with the legs apart.
曽 formerly, beforeFrom top: out of 丷, field 田, sun 日. Out of the fields rises the sun as before.
丷 way outThis radical is understood as "something coming out", such as steam.




 Vocabulary

僧 そう  monk, buddhist priest

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