Memory phrase for the character: 炙

炙

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Meaning

to roast, BBQ, to broil, to toast

Pronunciation

zhì

Explanation

 Top: meat 月/肉 lying flatly (as known for example from sacrifice 祭), below: fire 火

Mnemonic
 
If the meat is over the fire, then it is roasted.

Radicals

肉 body partThis radical is on the left in compound words and is simplified as "月", which then looks like “moon, month 月”, but still has the meaning “body part”.
火 fireAlso this radical 灬 stands for fire.




 Vocabulary

脍炙人口 kuài zhì rén kǒu  appealing to the masses; universally appreciated (idiom)
腩炙 nǎn zhì  stewed brisket
焦炙 jiāo zhì  to scorch; to burn to charcoal; sick with worry
焦炙 jiāo zhì  

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