Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 髓


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Meaning

marrow (spinal or plant's stem), essence, pith

Pronunciation

suǐ

Explanation

Left: sceleton , right: 遀 (movement , part of lazy [I feel , that the left [half] of my body is lazy])

Mnemonic

The sceleton has during movement sth. lazy: The marrow.

Radicals

bone
laziness
movement(In some cases this radical is used, but the mnemonics are the same.)
left
moon, month(When it is at the left in the character then often with the meaning "body part". If at the right, then as "moon, month, period".)
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Vocabulary

脊髓 jǐ suǐ spinal chord
骨髓 gǔ suǐ bone marrow (medulla ossea)
精髓 jīng suǐ marrow; pith; quintessence; essence
髓鞘 suǐ qiào myelin sheath (membrane surrounding axon of nerve cell)
髓过氧化物酶 suǐ guò yǎng huà wù méi Myeloperoxidase (MPO), chemical in neutrophil granulocytes, used to kill pathogens


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