Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 操

操

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Meaning

 maneuver, operate, manipulate, chastity, virginity

Pronunciation

 SŌ
misao, ayatsuru

Explanation

 Left: hand 扌, right: bird's chirping 喿 (three beaks 口 of birds in a tree 木)

Mnemonic

Her hand feeds the beaks in the tree and this 'maneuver' shows chastity.

Radicals

扌 hand(Several characters are used for hand: ナ, 扌, 手, ヨ)
喿 beaks in tree
品 goods, item
木 tree
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Vocabulary

操作 そうさ operation, management, processing
体操 たいそう gymnastics, physical exercises, calisthenics
交代操業 こうたいそうぎょう working in shifts
操る あやつる to manipulate, to operate, to pull strings
操縦 そうじゅう management, handling, control, manipulation

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