Memory phrase for the Kanji: 铢

铢

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Meaning

weight unit =1/24 Liang = 2 or 3 grams

Pronunciation

 zhū

Explanation

 Left: metal 钅/金, right: vermilion 朱 (A branch of a young tree 未 has sth. red ノ =apple?)

Mnemonic
(For not getting lost due to the small size:) This metal weight is vermilion: a zhū.

Radicals

金 gold, metalThis radical is always on the left side of a character.
朱 vermilion
未 unripe, not yetThe upper branch of the tree is shorter, thus 'not yet' or immature.
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Vocabulary

 锱铢必较  zī zhū bì jiào  to Haggle over every cent (idiom)
 泰铢  Tài zhū  Thai baht
 泰铢  Tài zhū  

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