Memory phrase for the character: 茨

茨

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Meaning

thorn, spine

Pronunciation


ibara

Explanation

 Top: plant 艹, below: next 次 (ice 冫is lacking 欠, what comes next?)

Mnemonic
 
If a plant has those, I (or better the goats) go to the next: Those are the thorns.

Radicals

艹 plant, grassShows two plants growing through the ground, and is a simple variation of 艸.
次 next, following
欠 deficiencyThe radical kakeru shows a mouth wide open ⺈ of a person 人 [when yawning] and stands for lack or deficiency. (perhaps a lack of good manners?)




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