Memory phrase for the character: 龟


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Meaning

turtle, tortoise

Pronunciation

guī

Explanation

Top: kneeling person ⺈, bottom: electricity 电 (field 田 with lightning rod 乚)

Mnemonic


 
A head ⺈, body 田 and tail 乚 of a: turtle!

Radicals

electricityField 田 with lightning rod 乚.
kneeling personIf this person 人 is bending a leg, it becomes this radical. (Further radicals with „person“ are: sitting 匕 sitting cross-legged 夂, lying , skilled 才, bending マ,卩, slumped 㔾 or husband 夫)
lighting rodThe use of this component is not consistent. From the character for electricity 电 comes the meaning "lightning rod". Also other explanations are used such as "hook" or "kneeling person".




 Vocabulary

镖客 biāo kè  
金龟子 jīn guī zǐ  scarab (Scarabeus sacer); beetle
乌龟 wū guī  tortoise; cuckold
龟山 Guī shān  Guishan or Kueishan township in Taoyuan county 桃园县, north Taiwan
龟山 Guī shān  


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