Memory phrase for the character: 窒

窒

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Meaning

obstruct, blocked, stop up

Pronunciation

zhì

Explanation

 Top: hole, cavity 穴 (It is covered 宀 and a narrowing path 八 leads into the cave), below: get to/reach 至 (From the sky 一 an arrow 厶 returns back to earth 土 and arrives there.)

Mnemonic
 
For the hole they used an arrow and earth to obstruct it.

Radicals

穴 caveIt is covered 宀 and a narrowing path 八 leads into this hole or cave.
至 to arrive, reachShows an arrow, falling to the ground and such reaches its target.




 Vocabulary

窒息 zhì xī  to choke; to stifle; to suffocate
窒息性毒剂 zhì xī xìng dú jì  choking agent
窒息性毒剂 zhì xī xìng dú jì  

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