Memory phrase for the character: 敕
敕
Meaning
imperial order Pronunciation chì Explanation Left: bundle 束 (Plants 木 like sheafs of rice (cf.兼), which are bound with a ribbon 口 as a bundle.), right: strike 攵/攴 (hand 又 with a stick 卜)
Mnemonic
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It comes in a bundle and strikes: the imperial order. Radicals
束
bundle The tree 木 stands for many plants (sheafs of rice), which are bound/lashed with a ribbon 口 (cf. 兼) to form a bundle.
攴
rap, strike Shows 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
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Vocabulary
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敕封 chì fēng
to appoint sb to a post or confer a title on sb by imperial order
敕令 chì lìng
Imperial order or edict (old)
敕令 chì lìng
彐右及尹君聿隶兼殳
