Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 戟
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戟 |
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Meaning |
halberd, a lance with two points |
Pronunciation |
jǐ |
Explanation |
Left: sunrise (The sun 日 rises between plants 艹) [sunset is: 莫], right: halberd 戈 |
Mnemonic
| Double-sided 十 sharp around the center 日 is this: halberd. |
Radicals
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sun rise | (The sun 日 rises between plants 艹. The very similar radical 莫 stands for sunset. This seems bizarre, can be argued based on the characters for morning 朝 in comparison to evening 暮.) |
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戈
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halberd | |
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旦
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sun rise | (sun over the horizon) |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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Vocabulary
| 三叉戟 |
sān chā jǐ |
trident | | 逆戟鲸 |
nì jǐ jīng |
(zoo.) orca; killer whale | | 牛油戟 |
niú yóu jǐ |
cup cake |
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