Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 贞
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贞 |
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Meaning |
faithful, loyal, dependable, chaste |
Pronunciation |
zhēn |
Explanation |
Top: fortune telling 卜 (crack in a turtle's shell, used for divining), bottom: money 贝 |
Mnemonic
| Who divines for money must be faithful. |
Radicals
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贞
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loyal, dependable | (faithful, chaste) |
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卜
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oracle, mysticism | (This radical is considered to be a simplification of: fortune telling 占 (crack 卜 in the shell 口 of a turtle from which the fortune was told.). Sometimes it is read as a forking of a road.) |
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贝
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shell, money | |
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
| 忠贞 |
zhōng zhēn |
loyal and dependable |
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