Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 锯

锯

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Meaning

 a saw, stapling or cramping broken pieces together

Pronunciation

 jū, jù

Explanation

 Left: metal 钅/金, right: reside, live 居 (Where the buttock 尸 [side view] becomes old 古, he has his residence.)

Mnemonic

It's made of metal and you use it where you reside: a saw.

Radicals

金 gold, metal(This radical is always on the left side of a character.)
居 residence
乍 suddenly, for the first time(This radical is understood to display a saw.)
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Vocabulary

锯齿 jù chǐ sawtooth
锯条 jù tiáo a sawblade
电锯 diàn jù an electric saw
锯棕榈 Jù Zōng lǘ Saw Palmetto (drug used to treat benign prostate hypertrophy in men)

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