Memory phrase for the character: 搁

搁

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Meaning to place, to put aside, to shelve

Pronunciation

gē

Explanation

Left: hand 扌, right: pavilion 阁 (Behind the gate 门 everybody 各 has his pavilion.)

Mnemonic
 
By hand they direct you in the pavilion to: your place.

Radicals

扌 hand
门 gateSimplified from 門, which shows a gate with two wings.
各 each, everybodyWatch for the very similar meaning of the radical every 每.
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 Vocabulary

搁置 gē zhì  to shelve; to set aside
耽搁 dān ge  tarry; stopover; delay
搁浅 gē qiǎn  to be stranded (of ship); to run aground; fig. to run into difficulties and stop
搁浅 gē qiǎn  

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