Memory phrase for the character: 即
即
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Meaning
immediate, prompt, namely, to approach
Pronunciation
jí
Explanation
Left: simplification of "not good" 艮 ('good' would be 良 , but here the accent 丶 is missing, thus 'not good'), right: bent person 卩
Mnemonic
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Not good, this person should bow down: Immediately!
Radicals
艮
not good This 良 is the character for "good", but since the accent is missing it is understood as "not good".
卩
bent person shows a person 人 bowing down deeply. (Further radicals with "person" are: sitting 匕 sitting cross-legged 夂 , lying , kneeling ⺈ , skilled 才 , bending マ ,卩 , slumped 㔾 or husband 夫 )
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Vocabulary
即使
jí shǐ
even if; even though; given that
1127
即将
jí jiāng
on the eve of; to be about to; to be on the verge of
1243
立即
lì jí
immediately
1739
随即
suí jí
immediately; presently; following which
2285
亦即
yì jí
namely; that is
2286
亦即
yì jí
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