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HSK
4

to confer

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Pinyin

shou4 shòu

Meaning


Primary

to confer

Alternatives

confer, confers, conferred, conferring, to give, give

Mnemonic


[sh-] Shrek is in the [4] bathroom of the [-(o)u] bakery. Shrek sits on a 又 folding stool and wears a pair of ceremonial 爫 cleats. In front of him is the head baker who stands on a toilet and wears a 冖 crown. The baker touches a 扌 finger to Shrek's head, and 授 confers upon him the title of Ogre, Bakery Janitor.

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