Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 楔


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Meaning

to wedge, wedge

Pronunciation

xiē

Explanation

Left: tree , right: to carve, contract (Cut into a tally stick with a sword in big letters: the contract.)

Mnemonic

The wood, that is carved serves as: a wedge.

Radicals

tree
to carve, contract
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Vocabulary

楔形物 xiē xíng wù wedge
楔子 xiē zi wedge; peg; stopper; prologue (in some modern novels); prologue or interlude in Yuan dynasty drama
楔形文字 xiē xíng wén zì cuneiform (Babylonian script)


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