Memory phrase for the character: 聴


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Meaning

listen carefully, hear

Pronunciation

CHŌ
kiku

Explanation

Left: ear 耳, right: var. of virtue 徳 (ten 十, eye 罒, heart 心; not there: "go" 彳)

Mnemonic


 
Your ear shall do it with virtue (thus as with 10 eyes and the heart): To listen carefully.

Radicals

earShows the picture of an ear (auricle / pinna).
ten, 10Two crossed arms (with five fingers each) means ten.
eyes, (net)The Radical yongashira shows the picture of an eye with a central pupil ロ, whereas 'eye' is also: 目. This radical is sometimes seen as a net for fishing.
heartImage of a heart with coronary arteries.




 Vocabulary

聴覚 ちょうかく  the sense of hearing
聴診器 ちょうしんき  stethoscope
聴講 ちょうこう  lecture attendance, auditing


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