Memory phrase for the character: 垒

垒

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Meaning

rampart, barrier, base (in baseball)

Pronunciation

lěi

Explanation

 Traditionally 壘, which shows three fields 田 above the earth 土. Now top part simplified to: nose 厶

Mnemonic
 
Like three fields (now: "noses") the earth serves (piled): as a rampart.

Radicals

厶 private, noseSide view of a nose that is facing to the left.
土 earth, groundPay attention to the length of the upper line. If it is longer, it means scholar 士.




 Vocabulary

堡垒 bǎo lěi  fort
营垒 yíng lěi  army camp
本垒 běn lěi  home base; home plate (in baseball)
本垒 běn lěi  

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