Memory phrase for the character: 杞

杞

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Meaning

boxthorn (Lycium chinense), willow

Pronunciation

qǐ

Explanation

 Left: tree 木, right: self 己 (Following the winding path I find myself.)

Mnemonic
 
The tree that can be winding [like at: 己], is a willow (boxthorn).

Radicals

木 tree
己 oneselfFollowing the winding path I find myself. In several cases this snake 巳 is also understood as: "self".




 Vocabulary

柳杞 liǔ qǐ  willow
枸杞子 gǒu qǐ zi  fruit of Chinese wolfberry (Lycium chinense)
枸杞 gǒu qǐ  wolfberry shrub (Lycium chinense)
枸杞 gǒu qǐ  

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