Memory phrase for the character: 壁

壁

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Meaning

wall, rampart

Pronunciation

 bì

Explanation

 Top: anal penetration, torture 辟 (buttock from the side 尸, anus 口, needle 辛 as symbol for penetration or torture), bottom: earth 土

Mnemonic
 
Anal penetration on the earth, but behind a wall.

Radicals

辟 torture, anal penetrationShows buttocks in sideview 尸, an anus opening 口 and a needle 辛 for penetration or torture.
土 earth, groundPay attention to the length of the upper line. If it is longer, it means scholar 士.
尸 buttocks in side viewThis radical has actually the meaning: corpse 尸. But due to its use in tail 尾, urine 尿, or flatulence 屁, it is considered to generally mean 'buttocks'.
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 Vocabulary

细胞壁 xì bāo bì  cell wall
白壁微瑕 bái bì wēi xiá  a slight blemish
白壁无瑕 bái bì wú xiá  impeccable moral integrity
悬崖峭壁 xuán yá qiào bì  cliffside
峭壁 qiào bì  cliff; steep; precipice
颓垣断壁 tuí yuán duàn bì  crumbling fences and dilapidated walls (idiom)
崖壁 yá bì  escarpment; precipice; cliff
戈壁 Gē bì  Gobi (desert)
壁画 bì huà  mural (painting); fresco
隔壁 gé bì  next door; neighbor
阴道棕榈状壁 yīn dào zōng lǘ zhuàng bì  palmate folds of cervical canal; plicae palmatae canalis cervicis uteri
阴道棕榈状壁 yīn dào zōng lǘ zhuàng bì  

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