Memory phrase for the character: 戚

戚

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Meaning relatives, grief, sorrow

Pronunciation

qī

Explanation

Outside: halberd 戈, below: pepper plant 尗

Mnemonic
 
When halberds are raging in the pepper fields the relatives are grieving.

Radicals

戈 halberd
尗 pepper plantThe assignment of 尗 as "pepper" is based on the character 椒 (jiāo), which stands for pepper/spices.
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 Vocabulary

亲戚 qīn qi  a relative (i.e. family relation)
戚继光 Qī Jì guāng  Qi Jiguang (1528-1588), military leader
戚继光 Qī Jì guāng  
戚继光 Qī Jì guāng  

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