Memory phrase for the Kanji: 哉
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哉 |
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Hanzi-Trainer
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Meaning
| (exclamatory or interrogative particle)
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Pronunciation |
zāi |
Explanation |
Here, see top&right as variant of military 戎 (= with the ten 十 [men] at the halberds 戈), below: mouth 口 |
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At the military, out of the mouths 口 comes a cry of exclamation. - Or: "An old 古 halberd 戈!", was what he exclaimed.)
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Radicals
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古
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ancient, old, former | Originally derived from the picture of a skull, hence "old". But the idea of a burial mound is also helpful. |
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戎
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military | The ten 十 (persons) at the halberd 戈 form the military. |
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戈
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halberd | |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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Vocabulary
| 呜呼哀哉 |
wū hū āi zāi |
alas; all is lost |
| 圣哉经 |
shèng zāi jīng |
Sanctus (section of Catholic mass) |
| 圣哉经 |
shèng zāi jīng |
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| 圣哉经 |
shèng zāi jīng |
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| 悠哉悠哉 |
yōu zāi yōu zāi |
free and unconstrained (idiom); leisurely and carefree |
| 悠哉悠哉 |
yōu zāi yōu zāi |
free and unconstrained (idiom); leisurely and carefree |
| 悠哉悠哉 |
yōu zāi yōu zāi |
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