Memory phrase for the character: 凄


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Meaning sad, mournful, ice-cold frigid, dismal, grim, bleak

Pronunciation

Explanation

Left: ice , right: wife 妻 (The ten -handed woman is my [hardworking] wife.)

Mnemonic


 
My ice-cold wife makes me: sad.

Radicals

iceThis radical is similar to “water ”. However, it has one stroke less. In this sense: Water that no longer flows is ice.
handA hand with the forearm at the right and fingers stretched out to the left.
womanThe character for tall shows a person with outstretched arms . If you shift the lower strokes towards each other, you can get the: woman . The wider lower area can be understood as female hips?
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 Vocabulary

凄凉 qī liáng  desolate
凄惨 qī cǎn  plaintive; mournful; miserable
凄然 qī rán  distressing
凄婉 qī wǎn  doleful; piteous
凄惋 qī wǎn  doleful; piteous
凄恻 qī cè  heartbroken; sorrowful
凄恻 qī cè  

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