Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 鸡


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Meaning

chicken, fowl

Pronunciation

Explanation

Left: Once again (shows a hand), right: bird 鸟 (simplified from with head , tail フ, and claws )

Mnemonic

(The chicken is domesticated but other birds would fly away when touched.) You have your hand at this bird: the chicken.

Radicals

again, hand(Other radicals with a hand are: )
bird
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Vocabulary

鸡蛋 jī dàn (chicken) egg; hen's egg
鸡蛋炒饭 jī dàn chǎo fàn egg fried rice
西红柿炒鸡蛋 xī hóng shì chǎo jī dàn scrambled chicken egg with fresh tomato (well known Mandarin dish)
鹤立鸡群 hè lì jī qún a crane in a flock of chicken (idiom); way above the common; manifestly superior
鸡肋 jī lèi chicken ribs; sth of little value or interest; sth of dubious worth that one is reluctant to give up; to be physically weak
鸡皮疙瘩 jī pí gē da goose pimples; goose bumps
酉鸡 yǒu jī Year 10, year of the Cock (e.g. 2005)
柠檬鸡 níng méng jī lemon chicken


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