Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 哉
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哉 |
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Meaning |
(exclamatory or interrogative particle) |
Pronunciation |
zāi |
Explanation |
Here, see top&right as variant of military 戎 (= with the ten 十 [men] at the halberds 戈), below: mouth 口 |
Mnemonic
| At the military, out of the mouths 口 comes a cry of exclamation. Or: "An old 古 halberd 戈!", was what he exclaimed.) |
Radicals
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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.) |
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戎
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military | (The ten 十 (persons) at the halberd 戈 form the military.) |
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戈
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halberd | |
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
| 呜呼哀哉 |
wū hū āi zāi |
alas; all is lost | | 圣哉经 |
shèng zāi jīng |
Sanctus (section of Catholic mass) | | 悠哉悠哉 |
yōu zāi yōu zāi |
free and unconstrained (idiom); leisurely and carefree | | 悠哉悠哉 |
yōu zāi yōu zāi |
free and unconstrained (idiom); leisurely and carefree |
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