Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 估
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估 |
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Meaning |
estimate, reckon, assessment, second-hand (clothes) |
Pronunciation |
gū, gù |
Explanation |
Left: person 亻, right: old 古 (originally: skull, but here better as image a tomb stone) |
Mnemonic
| A person who is old (and experienced) is good in estimating. |
Radicals
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亻
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person | (This radical is understood as an identical variant of "person" 人, and shows a person who stands with the legs apart. - This radical has several varation, i.e. a lying person  , a sitting 匕 person.) |
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古
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ancient, old, former | (Originally derived from the picture of a skull, hence "old". But the idea of a burial mound is also helpful.) |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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Vocabulary
| 估计 |
gū jì |
to estimate; to reckon |
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