Memory phrase for the character: 乖

乖

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Meaning

obedient (of a child), well-behaved, clever, lovable

Pronunciation

guāi

Explanation

 Inside: thousand 千, outside: North 北 (Two persons 丬,匕 sit back-to-back because of the north's cold.)

Mnemonic
 
If 1000 persons are sitting back-to-back, they are obedient children.

Radicals

千 thousand
北 northTwo persons sit back-to-back, because they feel cold in the north.




 Vocabulary

讨好卖乖 tǎo hǎo mài guāi  to curry favor by showing obeisance (idiom)
时乖命蹇 shí guāi mìng jiǎn  bad times, adverse fate (idiom)
学乖 xué guāi  to learn from experience (colloquial)
学乖 xué guāi  

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