Memory phrase for the character: 爵

爵

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Meaning

nobility, duke, baron, lord

Pronunciation

 jué

Explanation

 Top: hand reaching down 爫, net/eye 罒 (here: plate 皿), below: var of food 食, skillful hand 寸

Mnemonic
 
A hand reaches down to the plates to serve food skillfully to the nobility.

Radicals

爫 reaching downwardsShows a hand reaching downwards to pluck sth.
网 netCan be understood as a trawl net 冂 in which something XX has been caught. Sometimes it is simplified to 罒. Nicht zu verwechseln mit Hügel 冈. Not to be confused with 'hill 冈'
寸 skillful handImage of a hand 一 forearm 丨 and pulse 丶. It was originally also the distance of one inch (Length: 1 ts'wun = 3.72 cm) from the hand's palm to the pulse. This also stood for a small amount. In the mnemonic, it is used as "skillful hand".
皿 bowl
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 Vocabulary

爵位 jué wèi  order of feudal nobility
伯爵 bó jué  earl; count; earldom or countship (old)
爵士 jué shì  knight; Sir; Jazz
爵士 jué shì  

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