Memory phrase for the character: 痴

痴

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Meaning

stupid, imbecile, sentimental, foolish, silly

Pronunciation

chī

Explanation

 Outside: disease, illness 疒 (An ice 冫-cold building 广 makes sick.), inside: to know 知 (The arrow 矢 has a target 口, which it knows.)

Mnemonic
 
The disease in respect to knowledge is to be: stupid.

Radicals

疒 sicknessSimilar radicals are building 广 or cliff 厂.
知 to knowThe arrow 矢 knows the target 口




 Vocabulary

白痴 bái chī  idiocy; idiot
花痴 huā chī  obsessive love (slang)
老年痴呆症 lǎo nián chī dāi zhèng  senile dementia; Alzheimer's disease
老年痴呆症 lǎo nián chī dāi zhèng  

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