Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 爵
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爵 |
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Meaning |
nobility, duke, baron, lord |
Pronunciation |
jué |
Explanation |
Top: hand reaching down 爫, net/eye 罒 (here: plate 皿), below: var of food 食, skillful hand 寸 |
Mnemonic
| A hand reaches down to the plates to serve food skillfully to the nobility. |
Radicals
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爫
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reaching downwards | (shows a hand reaching downwards to pluck sth.) |
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网
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net | (sometimes simplified to 罒.) |
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寸
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skillful hand | (Image of a hand 一 forearm 丨 and pulse 丶. It was originally also the distance of one inch (Length: 1 ts'wun = 3.72 cm) from the hand's palm to the pulse. This also stood for a small amount. In the mnemonic, it is used as "skillful hand".) |
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皿
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bowl | |
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Vocabulary
| 爵位 |
jué wèi |
order of feudal nobility | | 伯爵 |
bó jué |
earl; count; earldom or countship (old) | | 爵士 |
jué shì |
knight; Sir; Jazz |
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