Memory phrase for the character: 嫡

嫡

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Meaning

direct line of descent, son of first wife

Pronunciation

dí

Explanation

 Left: woman 女, right: old emperor (mixture of emperor 帝 and old 古) [emperor 帝 = Stand up 立 and cover 冖 yourself with cloth 巾, the emperor is coming.]

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

Radicals

女 womanThe character for tall 大 shows a person 人 with outstretched arms 一. If you shift the lower strokes towards each other, you can get the: woman 女. The wider lower area can be understood as female hips?
帝 emperor
古 ancient, old, formerOriginally derived from the picture of a skull, hence "old". But the idea of a burial mound is also helpful.




 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
嫡子 dí zǐ  

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