Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 锥

锥

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Meaning

 cone, awl, to bore

Pronunciation

 zhuī

Explanation

 Left: metal 钅/金, right: bird 隹

Mnemonic

Use metal to make a hole like a bird (= the woodpecker) that is: a drilled cone bore.

Radicals

金 gold, metal(This radical is always on the left side of a character.)
隹 short tailed bird
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Vocabulary

圆锥 yuán zhuī conical, a cone
棱锥 léng zhuī pyramid (geometry)

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