Memory phrase for the character: 局

局

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Meaning

office, situation, authorities, classifier for games: match

Pronunciation

 jú

Explanation

 Top: a buttocks in side view 尸, below: phrase/clause 句 (= sth. wrapped 勹 out of the mouth 口)

Mnemonic
 
When the 'buttock' is talking phrases, it is like in the office.

Radicals

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'.
句 sentence
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 Vocabulary

当局 dāng jú  authorities
局面 jú miàn  aspect; phase; situation
局部 jú bù  part; local
全局 quán jú  overall situation
总局 zǒng jú  head office; general office; central office
局势 jú shì  situation; state (of affairs)
邮局 yóu jú  post office
僵局 jiāng jú  impasse; deadlock
局促一隅 jú cù yī yú  to be cramped in a corner (idiom)
局促一隅 jú cù yī yú  

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