Memory phrase for the character: 伏

伏

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Meaning

subdue, crouch, prostrated, bend down, bow

Pronunciation

FUKU
fusu/seru

Explanation

 Left: person 人, right: dog 犬 (A big 大 person is holding his dog 丶)

Mnemonic
 
A person is like a dog, when he subdues.

Radicals

亻 personThis radical is understood as an identical variant of "person" 人, and shows a person who stands with the legs apart.
犬 dogShows big 大, as a broad-legged person with arms stretched out wide, holding a small dog 丶.




 Vocabulary

起伏 きふく  undulation
降伏 こうふく  capitulation, surrender, submission

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