Memory phrase for the character: 覆


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Meaning

overturning (vehicle), capsize (boat), shade, mantle, cover

Pronunciation

FUKU
kutsugaeru/su, ōu

Explanation

Top: west 西, bottom: repeat/again 復 (= to go 彳 with a reverse 复) [reverse 复 = Who first lies on a tatami mat 日 and then sits cross-legged 夂, has reversed.]

Mnemonic


 
(Westerly wind could be dangerous at sea?) If we repeat our westward-journey, we could capsize (... or turn-over).

Radicals

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.
to repeat
to walkRadical gyounin This is the half form of 行 gyougamae
reversibleThis radical has only in Chinese the meaning "reversible". - Who first lies on a tatami mat 日 and then sits cross-legged 夂, has "reversed".




 Vocabulary

覆う おおう  to cover, to hide, to conceal, to wrap, to disguise
覆す くつがえす  to overturn, to upset, to overthrow, to undermine
覆面 ふくめん  mask, veil, disguise

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