Memory phrase for the character: 彫

彫

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Meaning

carve, engrave, sculpture, chisel

Pronunciation

CHŌ
horu

Explanation

 Left: surrounding, circumference 周 (Also enclosed 冂 luck 吉 affects the surrounding) [luck 吉 = A samurai 士 with a full mouth 口 is happy.], right: three lines/hair 彡

Mnemonic
 
Surroundingly three lines are engraved.

Radicals

周 surrounding
彡 hairThe radical sanzukuri shows three hair.
吉 good luckSamurai 士, below: Mouth 口 (This radical is a simplification of 喜, where the samurai 士 has a bean 豆 in his mouth 口 and is happy).




 Vocabulary

彫る ほる  to carve, to engrave, to sculpture, to chisel
彫刻 ちょうこく  carving, engraving, sculpture

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