Memory phrase for the character: 戟

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

sun riseThe 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.
戈 halberd
旦 sun riseThe sun 日 is just above the horizon 一 at sunrise.




 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
牛油戟 niú yóu jǐ  

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