藤

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rattan; cane; vine

Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

艹 meaning “plant” + 滕 sound ( téng )

Components 艹滕

rattan · Heisig RSH #2250

flower + moon + quarter + snowflake

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
阿利藤	ā lì téng	Alyxia root and herb (used in TCM)
死藤水	sǐ téng shuǐ	ayahuasca
常青藤八校	Cháng qīng téng Bā xiào	Ivy League
伊藤博文	Yī téng Bó wén	Itō Hirobumi (1841–1909), Japan's first prime minister (served four terms), key figure in …
常春藤学府	cháng chūn téng xué fǔ	Ivy League school
藤本植物	téng běn zhí wù	vine plant
常青藤	cháng qīng téng	ivy
藤县	Téng Xiàn	Teng County or Tengxian, a county in Wuzhou City 梧州市[Wu2 zhou1 Shi4], Guangxi
常春藤	cháng chūn téng	ivy
安藤	Ān téng	Andō (Japanese surname)
工藤	Gōng téng	Kudō (Japanese surname)
后藤	Hòu téng	Gotō (Japanese surname)
加藤	Jiā téng	Katō (Japanese surname)
藤本	Téng běn	Fujimoto (Japanese surname)
藤球	téng qiú	sepak takraw (sport)
藤原	Téng yuán	Fujiwara (Japanese surname)
藤菜	téng cài	(dialect) see 空心菜[kong1 xin1 cai4]
藤条	téng tiáo	rattan
远藤	Yuǎn téng	Endō (Japanese surname)
藤田	Téng tián	Fujita (Japanese surname)