Memory phrase for the character: 雄

雄

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Meaning

male, masculine, powerful, hero, leader

Pronunciation

YŪ
osu, o-

Explanation

 From left: upper-arm 厷 (ten 十, nose ム), bird 隹

Mnemonic
 
The ten-nose-bird is the male and the female 雌 is the stop-and-sit-bird.

Radicals

ム noseThis radical is typically understood as a nose in a lateral view from the left.
隹 birdTwo characters are equally used for bird, namely 鳥 and 隹.




 Vocabulary

雌雄 しゆう  male and female (animals), the two sexes
英雄 えいゆう  hero, great man
雄 おす  male (animal)

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