Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 吏


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Meaning

minor government official or functionary (old)

Pronunciation

Explanation

Center: mouth ; rest: big person with wide lateral step measures length unit: zhàng (=3.3m)

Mnemonic

The person who measures with a wide lateral step and announces with mouth is a government official.

Radicals

mouth, opening(This is a small square. If it is bigger: , it is an enclosure.)
unit of length
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Vocabulary

官吏 guān lì a functionary; an office holder
吏胥 lì xū minor official

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