Memory phrase for the character: 最

最

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Meaning

most, the most, extreme, -est

Pronunciation

zuì

Explanation

 Top: sun 日, below: take/hold 取 (at the ear 耳 the hand 又 holds and grasps)

Mnemonic
 
The sun takes/captures [with its shine] mostly the extreme.

Radicals

日 sun, dayThis radical was developed from a circle with a central dot as the image of the sun. As you can hardly draw circles or dots with a brush, it became the current rectangular shape.
取 to take / get




 Vocabulary

最大 zuì dà  biggest; largest; maximum
谁笑到最后，谁笑得最好 shéi xiào dào zuì hòu , shéi xiào dé zuì hǎo  He laughs best who laughs last.
谁笑到最后，谁笑得最好 shéi xiào dào zuì hòu , shéi xiào dé zuì hǎo  He laughs best who laughs last.
谁笑在最后，谁笑得最好 shéi xiào zài zuì hòu , shéi xiào dé zuì hǎo  He laughs best who laughs last.
谁笑在最后，谁笑得最好 shéi xiào zài zuì hòu , shéi xiào dé zuì hǎo  He laughs best who laughs last.
最终 zuì zhōng  final; ultimate
最为 zuì wéi  the most
最低 zuì dī  lowest
最初 zuì chū  first; primary; initial
最近 zuì jìn  recent; recently; these days; latest; soon; nearest (of locations); shortest (of routes)
最高 zuì gāo  highest; highest level
 

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