Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 唯

唯

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Meaning

 only, alone, sole, -ism

Pronunciation

 wéi

Explanation

 Left: mouth 口, right: bird 隹

Mnemonic

(A choros of birds twittering is seldom:) The mouth of a bird (sings) only alone.

Radicals

口 mouth, opening(This is a small square. If it is bigger: 囗, it is an enclosure.)
隹 short tailed bird
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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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