Memory phrase for the character: 吏

吏

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Meaning

minor government official or functionary (old)

Pronunciation

lì

Explanation

 Center: mouth 口; rest: big person 大 with wide lateral step measures length unit: zhàng 丈 (=3.3m)

Mnemonic
 
The person who measures with a wide lateral step and announces with mouth is a government official.

Radicals

口 mouth, openingThis is a small square. If it is bigger: 囗, it is an enclosure.
丈 unit of lengthA tall 大 person making a wide lunge (= lateral step) to the right to measure this distance.




 Vocabulary

官吏 guān lì  a functionary; an office holder
吏胥 lì xū  minor official
吏胥 lì xū  

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