Name

Primary

Snake

Mnemonic

There's two ways to remember this one. First, you could look at this and see it's a coiled up snake. Or, if you want, you can imagine it as a snake head, with its face facing to the right (see its open mouth?). We may use either when learning a kanji, but for now you can pick the one that fits best with your memorization style. Just make sure you get to snake when you see this radical.

*Also note that sometimes the coil isn't totally completed (where it connects in the middle of the vertical line).

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