Memory phrase for the character: 慄

慄

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Meaning

fear, horrified, shudder

Pronunciation

 RITSU

Explanation

 Left: feeling 忄, right: west 西 (Sunset of the sun 日 under the horizon 一 in the west), tree 木

Mnemonic
 
(It gets dark quickly in the forest:) The feelings at sunset in the trees were: Fear and terror.

Radicals

忄 feelingsRadical name: risshin
西 westThe upper stroke 一 can be seen as the horizon, with variations of sun 日 and two legs 儿, which stand for a downward motion: Below the horizon sinks the sun (at sunset) in the west.
木 tree
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