Memory phrase for the character: 疫

疫

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Meaning

epidemic, plague

Pronunciation

yì

Explanation

 Left: disease 疒 (An ice-冫-cold building 广 makes sick.), below: 殳 (battle axe in a hand 又)

Mnemonic
 
A disease striking like a "weapon in a hand", is: an epidemic.

Radicals

疒 sicknessSimilar radicals are building 广 or cliff 厂.
殳 weaponbattle axe in a hand 又




 Vocabulary

检疫 jiǎn yì  quarantine (inspection)
瘟疫 wēn yì  epidemic; plague; pestilence; diseased
瘟疫 wēn yì  

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