Memory phrase for the character: 唯

唯

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Meaning

only, alone, sole, -ism

Pronunciation

wéi

Explanation

Left: mouth 口, right: bird 隹

Mnemonic


 
(A chorus of twittering birds is rare.) The mouth of a bird (sings) only alone.

Radicals

口 mouth, openingThis is a small square. If it is bigger: 囗, it is an enclosure.
隹 short tailed birdAlso this 鳥 is seen as a bird.




 Vocabulary

唯心主义 wéi xīn zhǔ yì  philosophy of idealism, the doctrine that external reality is a product of consciousness
唯物主义 wéi wù zhǔ yì  materialism, philosophical doctrine that physical matter is the whole of reality
唯一 wéi yī  only; sole
 

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