Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 玺
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玺 |
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Meaning |
imperial (ruler's) seal |
Pronunciation |
xǐ |
Explanation |
Top: thus/therefore 尔 (A lying person  appears small 小, that therefore thus), below: Jade 玉 |
Mnemonic
| It becomes recumbent and small when this jade is (pressed on it): at the emperial seal. |
Radicals
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lying person | (When this person 人 is made flat, like in this radical, you get the: "lying person". (Further radicals with "person" are: sitting 匕, sitting cross-legged 夂, kneeling ⺈, skilled 才, bending マ,卩, slumped 㔾 or husband 夫)) |
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尔
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thus, therefore | |
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玉
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jade, king | |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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Vocabulary
| 红璧玺 |
hóng bì xǐ |
topaz | | 碧玺 |
bì xǐ |
tourmaline | | 玺印 |
xǐ yìn |
seal (esp. of ruler) |
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