Memory phrase for the character: 效

效

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Meaning

effect, efficacy, to imitate

Pronunciation

 xiào

Explanation

 Left: exchange, crossing 交 (six 六 crosses 㐅), right: strike 攵/攴 (hand 又 with stick 卜)

Mnemonic
 
The "exchange" with a stick in hand (=striking) shows its effect.

Radicals

交 exchange, crossing,
攴 rap, strikeShows originally a hand 又 with a whip 卜. It is usually simplified to 攵. Other radicals with a hand are: 又寸廾爫手扌彐右及尹君聿隶兼殳
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 Vocabulary

有效 yǒu xiào  effective; in effect; valid
效果 xiào guǒ  result; effect; quality
效率 xiào lǜ  efficiency
效力 xiào lì  effectiveness; positive effect; to serve (in some capacity)
效应 xiào yìng  effect (scientific phenomenon)
卓有成效 zhuó yǒu chéng xiào  highly effective; fruitful
卓有成效 zhuó yǒu chéng xiào  

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