Memory phrase for the character: 屯

屯

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Meaning

barracks, camp, gather, assemble

Pronunciation

TON

Explanation

 A variation of grass 艹 and a further sprout 乚, as also shown in 屮

Mnemonic
 
(On fertile ground:) Where growing shoots 屮 pierced the ground 一 they built a barracks.

Radicals

屯 barracks
乚 kneeing personThe use of this radical is not uniform. It is understood as a lightning rod, hook or kneeling person.




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