Memory phrase for the Kanji: 標

標

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Meaning sign, signpost, mark, symbol

Pronunciation

HYŌ
shirushi

Explanation

Left: tree 木, right: vote 票 (In the west 西 you show 示 at a vote.) [ 標木 = ひょうぼく = marking pole]

Mnemonic
 
The tree 木 in the west 覀 shows 示 as a signpost.

Radicals

木 tree
票 vote, ballotIt is flat 一, there can be two || next to each other and it is flat 口 and you show 示 it: The note at a ballot.
西 westThe upper stroke 一 can be seen as horizon, with a variation of sun 日 and two legs 儿, which here stand for a downward motion: Below the horizon sinks the sun (at sunset) in the west.
礻 to show, altarThe radical shimesu is a simplification of show 示, which is a pictogram of an altar.
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 Vocabulary

標し しるし  Sign, signal
標準 ひょうじゅん  standard, level
標識 ひょうしき  sign, mark
道路標識 どうろひょうしき  road sign, signpost
座標 ざひょう  coordinate(s)
標本 ひょうほん  example, specimen
標語 ひょうご  motto, slogan, catchword
目標 もくひょう  mark, objective, target

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