Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 镜

镜

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Meaning

 mirror, lens

Pronunciation

 jìng

Explanation

 Left: metal 钅/金, right: actually 竟 (to stand 立 and a variation of seeing: 見, therefore: "almost seeing") ['to see' 見 is typically simplified to 见]

Mnemonic

It is made of metal and when standing in front, you can practically see yourself: It is a mirror.

Radicals

金 gold, metal(This radical is always on the left side of a character.)
竟 unexpectedly, indeed
立 stand
见 to see(This radical is simplified from 見, that is understood as "an eye 目 on legs 儿", expressing a "looking around".)
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Vocabulary

镜子 jìng zi mirror
显微镜 xiǎn wēi jìng microscope
镜头 jìng tóu camera shot (in a movie etc); scene
凹面镜 āo miàn jìng concave mirror
棱镜 léng jìng prism; prismatic lens

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