Memory phrase for the character: 腻

腻

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Meaning

greasy, unctuous, intimate, tired of

Pronunciation

nì

Explanation

Left: body part 月/肉, right: two (anti-fraud) 贰 (Two 二 sabers 弋 and the money 贝 become an anti-fraud two.)

Mnemonic

For the body I received two sabers and money because it was so greasy.

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”.
贝	shell, money	This is simplified from 貝, which showed a cowries-shell 目 with two feelers/antennas 八 that was used as money.
二	two
弋	shoot, lance	In the explanations this radical is referred as saber.

Vocabulary

腻子	nì zi	putty, frequent caller; hanger-on
细腻	xì nì	exquisite; meticulous
油腻	yóu nì	grease; greasy food; oily; rich (of food); fatty; greasy and dirty; a slippery character
油腻	yóu nì

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