Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 礼
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礼 |
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Meaning |
ceremony, gift, rite, etiquette, courtesy |
Pronunciation |
lǐ |
Explanation |
Left: to show, altar 礻/示 (image of an altar 丁 with a sacrifice 一 and drippling blood 八), right: kneeling person 乚 |
Mnemonic
| At the altar kneels somebody: At the ceremony with a gift. |
Radicals
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示
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to show, altar | (Shows a simple altar 丁 with a sacrifice 一 and blood 八 is trickling down. Thus the meanings: to show and altar.) |
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乚
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lighting rod | (The use of this component is not consistent. From the character for electricity 电 comes the meaning "lightning rod", although other explanations are used such as "hook" or "kneeling person".) |
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
| 礼拜 |
lǐ bài |
week; religious service; worship | | 典礼 |
diǎn lǐ |
celebration; ceremony | | 礼物 |
lǐ wù |
gift; present |
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