Memory phrase for the Kanji: 澈

澈

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Meaning

clear (water), thorough

Pronunciation

 chè

Explanation

 Left: water 氵, right: give birth, educate 育 (The new born baby [=child 子 upside down, as head first at birth] has a body 月, that is born and raised), stick in hand, strike 攵/攴

Mnemonic
If the water is correctly "raised" you can strike through: It is such clear.

Radicals

氵 Water
育 to give birth, raise
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

 清澈  qīng chè  clear; limpid
 清澈  qīng chè  
 清澈见底  qīng chè jiàn dǐ  water so clear you can see the bottom
 清澈见底  qīng chè jiàn dǐ  

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