Memory phrase for the character: 肋

肋

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Meaning

rib

Pronunciation

lèi

Explanation

Left: body part 月/肉, right: power, force 力

Mnemonic

(Otherwise the intestines would be very soft.) The body-part that resists with force (against pressure) are the ribs.

Radicals

肉	body part	This radical is on the left in compound words and is simplified as "月", which then looks like “moon, month 月”, but still has the meaning “body part”.
力	power, force	A variations is: to act 办.

Vocabulary

肋骨	lèi gǔ	rib
鸡肋	jī lèi	chicken ribs; sth of little value or interest; sth of dubious worth that one is reluctant to give up; to be physically weak
脊肋	jǐ lèi	ribcage
脊肋	jǐ lèi

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