Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 屉

屉

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Meaning

 drawer, tier, tray, steamer top

Pronunciation

 tì

Explanation

 Left: buttocks 尸 (here: sliding door 戸), below: epoch, generation 世 (here: steam)

Mnemonic

The sliding door can be seen as a drawer and with steam it becomes a steamer top.

Radicals

尸 buttocks in side view(This radical has the meaning: corpse 尸. But because of its use in tail 尾 or urine 尿 or flatulence 屁, it is generally considered to mean 'buttocks'.)
世 epoch, generation, age
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Vocabulary

抽屉 chōu ti drawer
笼屉 lóng tì bamboo steamer (for buns or dimsum)

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