半 Half

Radical Combination

• ⺌

  Triceratops
• 干

  Dry

Meaning

Primary

Half

Mnemonic

A triceratops is lying out to dry. But it's so big, and it's laying on its side, so only half of it gets dry.

Hints

Imagine the triceratops on its side, then imagine it getting up. When it stands up normally, half of its body is soaking wet still. It's a half-n-half triceratops right now.

Readings

On’yomi

はん

Kun’yomi

なか

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

"You're half wet and half dry! I will cut you in half with my laser blaster so you're proper again," a voice says. It is Han Solo (はん), the anti-establishment guy who hates when things aren't even.

Hints

Imagine him using his blaster to shoot the poor triceratops in half, perfectly down the wet-dry line of its body.