Memory phrase for the character: 肥

肥

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Meaning

fat, fertile, loose-fitting or large, manure

Pronunciation

féi

Explanation

 Left: body 月/肉, right: hope 巴 (Behind the doorknob 巴 you may hope.)

Mnemonic
 
The body may hope, that it becomes fat and fertile.

Radicals

肉 body partThis 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”.
巴 to hope, long forActually a slumped person 巴 is shown. But the explanations use it as "doorknob". This free interpretatin is based on the character: 把 (bǎ, bà), which is in combination of a hand 扌 and means: doorknob.




 Vocabulary

施肥 shī féi  fertilize
轻裘肥马 qīng qiú féi mǎ  lit. light furs and stout horses; fig. to live in luxury
肥胖 féi pàng  fat; obese
肥沃 féi wò  fertile
肥皂 féi zào  soap
化肥 huà féi  fertilizer
绿肥 lǜ féi  green manure
追肥 zhuī féi  top soil dressing; additional fertilizer
肥料 féi liào  fertilizer; manure
粪肥 fèn féi  manure; dung
 

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