Memory phrase for the character: 逆

逆

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Meaning

contrary, opposite, to go against, rebel

Pronunciation

 nì

Explanation

 Left: movement 辶, right: disobedient 屰 (A plant's 艹 shoot 屮 that grows crooked is disobedient.)

Mnemonic
 
A movement, that is 'disobedient' is contrary.

Radicals

辶 movementIn some cases this radical 廴 is used, but the mnemonics are the same.
屰 disobedientThe sprout 屮 of a plant 艹 that grows crookedly is disobedient.
屮 sprout
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 Vocabulary

逆定理 nì dìng lǐ  converse theorem (math.)
逆流 nì liú  against the stream; adverse current; a counter-current; fig. reactionary tendency; to go against the trend
可逆 kě nì  reversible
逆流溯源 nì liú sù yuán  to go back to the source
悖逆 bèi nì  contrary
逆戟鲸 nì jǐ jīng  (zoo.) orca; killer whale
逆戟鲸 nì jǐ jīng  

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