Memory phrase for the character: 祥

祥

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Meaning

good omen, lucky sign, good fortune, auspicious

Pronunciation

SHŌ

Explanation

 Left: to show, altar 示/礻, right: sheep 羊

Mnemonic
 
An altar with a (sacrificed) sheep is a good omen. - (However: To sacrifice only woods 林 on the altar 示 is forbidden 禁)

Radicals

礻 to show, altarThe radical shimesu is a simplification of "to show" 示, which is a pictogram of an altar.
羊 sheepPictogram of a sheep from above with horns 丷 backbone 丨 and wool 三 extending to the sides.




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