Memory phrase for the character: 培

培

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Meaning

to cultivate, to grow, educate

Pronunciation

péi

Explanation

 Left: earth 土, right: to spit 咅 (To stand 立 with an open mouth 口 and spit)

Mnemonic
 
On the earth it was spit and we started cultivating.

Radicals

土 earth, groundPay attention to the length of the upper line. If it is longer, it means scholar 士.
咅 spitHe stands 立 with his mouth open 口 and spits. Or: The spot 口 under the standing person 立 is his spit.




 Vocabulary

培训 péi xùn  to cultivate; to train; to groom; training
栽培 zāi péi  to grow; to cultivate; to train; to educate; to patronize
栽培 zāi péi  
蔡元培 Cài Yuán péi  Cai Yuanpei (1868-1940), liberal educationalist, studied in Germany, President of Beijing University 1917-19, minister of education for Guomindang
培养皿 péi yǎng mǐn  Petri dish
培养皿 péi yǎng mǐn  

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