Memory phrase for the character: 漂

漂

Kanji-Trainer
 

Meaning

float (on the water), drift, waft

Pronunciation

HYŌ
tadayou

Explanation

 Left: water 氵, right: vote, ballot 票 (I insert the ballot 一 through the slot || of the ballot box 口 on the altar 示: When I vote.)

Mnemonic
 
Water 'voted' to let things float.

Radicals

氵 waterThe radical sanzui 氵 is a short form of water 水
票 vote, ballotI insert the ballot 一 through the slot || of the ballot box 口 on the altar 示: When I vote.
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.
礻 to show, altarThe radical shimesu is a simplification of "to show" 示, which is a pictogram of an altar.




 Vocabulary

漂う ただよう  to drift about, to float, to hang in air

At this page you get the memory phrases for learning the Japanese Kanji. If you are learning the Chinese Hanzi, please follow this link.
List of the characters | List of the radicals
Get the app of the Kanji-Trainer!

The app has many other functions, such as character selection according to difficulty, practice programs, handwriting recognition and success statistics!

To the Trainer