Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 赖

赖

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Meaning

 to depend on, to trust, to renege, to blame

Pronunciation

 lài

Explanation

 left: bundle 束, right: carry load 负 (With a load ⺈ at the backpack 冂 the person 人 bears a load)

Mnemonic

The bundle needs sb. to carry the load: That's what it is depending on.

Radicals

束 bundle(The tree 木 stands for many plants (sheafs of rice), which are bound/lashed with a ribbon 口 (cf. 兼) to form a bundle.)
负 to bear; to carry(carry on one's back)
贝 shell, money
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Vocabulary

依赖 yī lài to depend on; to be dependent on
达赖喇嘛 Dá lài lǎ ma Dalai Lama
耍赖 shuǎ lài to act unreasonably and shamelessly; to get away with something; to openly or brazenly act dishonestly (breaking an agreement, cheating etc)
倚赖 yǐ lài to rely on; to be dependent on

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