Memory phrase for the character: 遮

遮

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Meaning

intercept, obstruct, interrupt

Pronunciation

SHA
saegiru

Explanation

 Left: movement 辶, right: common, various 庶 (In a building 广 cooking pot 廿 on the fire 灬 is just common) - Here: 廿 as the horns of animals, cf.: leather 革

Mnemonic
 
(No free-range livestock): We have the stable/hutch 广 for the animals (horns 廿 and 4 legs 灬) such that their movement is: intercepted / interrupted.

Radicals

辶 movementThe radical shinnyuu stands for movement and thus with the same meaning as the very similar radical ennyou 廴
广 buildingRadical madare - A similar radical 厂 stands for cliff.
革 leatherA horned 廿 animal seen from above with a backbone 丨 and broad hips 一 has a skin 囗 of leather around its torso. - This radical 皮 also stands for leather.
廿 twentyTwo connected "ten" 十 means twenty (This radical 艹 can not be used for 20 as it is already used for plant/grass.)
灬 fireBoth the radicals renga 灬 and hi 火 are used for fire.




 Vocabulary

遮る さえぎる  to interrupt, to intercept, to obstruct

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