Memory phrase for the character: 菊

菊

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Meaning

chrysanthemum

Pronunciation

KIKU

Explanation

 From top: plant 艹, wrap 勹, rice 米

Mnemonic
 
The plant that is first wrapped and then blossoms like the kanji for rice 米 is: the chrysanthemum.

Radicals

艹 plant, grassShows two plants growing through the ground, and is a simple variation of 艸.
勹 wrapThe function of this radical 勹 for “to wrap” is easily recognizable with "package 包" or "chest/breast 胸".
米 riceThe rice plant has this radical: 禾




 Vocabulary


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