Memory phrase for the character: 屑


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Meaning

bits, trivial, fragments, crumbs, filings, trifling

Pronunciation

xiè

Explanation

Left: buttocks 尸, right: alike/resemble 肖 (Small 小 bodies 月 are alike.)

Mnemonic


 
Like from the buttocks, the small bodies are trivial bits.

Radicals

buttocks in side viewThis radical has actually the meaning: corpse 尸. But due to its use in tail 尾, urine 尿, or flatulence 屁, it is considered to generally mean 'buttocks'.
alike, resembleThe small 小 bodies 月 are alike.
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 Vocabulary

不屑 bù xiè  to disdain to do sth; to think sth not worth doing; to feel it beneath one's dignity
面包屑 miàn bāo xiè  breadcrumbs
头皮屑 tóu pí xiè  dandruff
头皮屑 tóu pí xiè  


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