Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 嫡

嫡

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Meaning

 direct line of descent, son of first wife

Pronunciation

 dí

Explanation

 Left: woman 女, right: old emperor (mélange of emperor 帝 [He stands 立 and is covered 冖 with cloth 巾] and old 古)

Mnemonic

The (first) wife of the old emperor stands for the line of descent.

Radicals

女 woman
帝 emperor
古 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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Vocabulary

嫡系 dí xì direct line of descent; under one's personal command; school or faction passing on faithfully one's doctrine
嫡亲 dí qīn closely related by blood
嫡子 dí zǐ son of first wife

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