锚
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anchor
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 金 +8
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 錨
- Common rank
- #3,367
- Unicode
- U+951A
Sound it out + =
Formation & memory
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Words with 锚
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 心锚 | (psychology) emotional anchor; a mental cue used to evoke a specific emotional state | |
| 下锚 | to drop anchor | |
| 锚点 | anchor point | |
| 锚链孔 | hawsehole (small hole for anchor cable or hawser in the side of ship) | |
| 起锚 | to weigh anchor | |
| 拔锚 | to weigh anchor | |
| 锚链 | anchor chain | |
| 抛锚 | to drop anchor; (fig.) (of a car etc) to break down |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 苗 — compare how they read.