Memory phrase for the character: 茎

茎

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Meaning

stalk, stem

Pronunciation

KEI
kuki

Explanation

 Top: plant 艹, below: vertical 圣 (A hand 又 is vertically above the ground 土)

Mnemonic
 
The plant's vertical part is the stem.

Radicals

艹 plant, grassShows two plants growing through the ground, and is a simple variation of 艸.
圣 verticalThis radical comprises the ground/earth 土 and above a hand 又, to show "vertical". (For vertical itself this kanji 縦 [たて] is used.) The kanji 圣 itself means “holy”, as you hold your hand over the object when blessing it.




 Vocabulary

茎 くき  stalk

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