Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 乞
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乞 |
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Meaning |
to beg |
Pronunciation |
qǐ |
Explanation |
Top: lying person as a person 人 that is horizontal, below: at 2nd position 乙 (two 二 written quickly without lifting the pen.) |
Mnemonic
| There lies a disadvantaged person (= from the second 乙 class of the society): a beggar. |
Radicals
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lying person | (When this person 人 is made flat, like in this radical, you get the: "lying person". (Further radicals with "person" are: sitting 匕, sitting cross-legged 夂, kneeling ⺈, skilled 才, bending マ,卩, slumped 㔾 or husband 夫)) |
乙
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at second position | (Shows the number two 二 written quickly without lifting the pen.) |
乞
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to beg | (Top: horizontal person , below: odd/fine/grade B/2nd 乙 (There lies an oddly nice but second rated beggar.)) |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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Vocabulary
乞丐 |
qǐ gài |
beggar | 乞求 |
qǐ qiú |
to beg | 乞讨 |
qǐ tǎo |
to beg; to go begging |
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