Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 弊
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弊 |
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Kanji-Trainer
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Meaning |
evil, harmful, a bad habit, myself (humble) |
Pronunciation |
HEI
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Explanation |
Top: shabby 敝 (.. when the cloth 巾 broke into four small pieces due to strikes 攵), below: two hands 廾 (twice this hand 屮 with the fingers 山 towards the top; side by side & simplified) |
Mnemonic
| If the fabric is broken up into four small pieces by strikes, the two hands have caused a damage. |
Radicals
敝
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shabby | |
攵
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Stick in a hand | (The radical nobun shows a hand or 又 that holds a stick ノ (simplified from the Chinese radical 66 攴 for whip or rap.)) |
廾
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two hands | (Two hands 屮 (with the fingers 山 towards the top) simplified and combined.) |
巾
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width | (巾 [はば] means width. The trainer also understands it as: "cloth".) |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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Vocabulary
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