Memory phrase for the character: 栖

栖

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Meaning to perch, to rest (of birds), dwell, live, to stay

Pronunciation

qī, xī

Explanation

Left: tree 木, right: west 西 (sun 日 moves 儿 below horizon 一 at sunset in the west.)

Mnemonic
 
At the tree with the evening-sun (= west side) is a good place to rest.

Radicals

木 tree
西 westThis sign has a certain resemblance to the sun 日 in combination with strokes 儿 that point downwards to indicate sunset in the west.
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 Vocabulary

栖息 qī xī  to stay (for a rest); dwelling; perch (of birds)
两栖 liǎng qī  amphibious; dual-talented; able to work in two different lines
隐栖动物学 yǐn qī dòng wù xué  cryptozoology
隐栖动物学 yǐn qī dòng wù xué  

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