Memory phrase for the Kanji: 质


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Meaning

character, nature, pawn, pledge

Pronunciation

zhì

Explanation

Outside: cliff , inside: ten , shell, money /貝 (= cone-shell with two feelers = shell-money)

Mnemonic

At the cliff the ten shells have the (same) character and serve as a pawn.

Radicals

cliff
tenTwo crossed forearms with 5 fingers each makes ten.
shell, money
shield
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Vocabulary

 地质  dì zhì  geology
 素质  sù zhì  inner quality; basic essence; change over time
 介质  jiè zhì  medium; media
 质子  zhì zǐ  proton (positively charged nuclear particle); a prince sent to be held as a hostage in a neighbouring state in ancient China
 水质  shuǐ zhì  water quality
 优质  yōu zhì  excellent quality
 媒质  méi zhì  medium
 溶质  róng zhì  dissolved substance; material in solution
 文质彬彬  wén zhì bīn bīn  refined in manner; gentle
 杂质  zá zhì  impurity
 单质  dān zhì  simple substance (consisting purely of one element, such as diamond)
 单质  dān zhì  


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