Memory phrase for the character: 澈


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Meaning

clear (water), thorough

Pronunciation

chè

Explanation

Left: water 氵, right: give birth, educate 育 (The new born baby [=child 子 upside down, as head first at birth] has a body 月, that is born and raised), stick in a hand = strike 攵/攴

Mnemonic


 
If the water is correctly "raised" you can strike through: It is such clear.

Radicals

waterSimplified from this water 水
to give birth, raise
rap, strikeShows originally a hand 又 with a whip 卜. It is usually simplified to 攵. Other radicals with a hand are: 又寸廾爫手扌彐右及尹君聿隶兼殳




 Vocabulary

清澈 qīng chè  clear; limpid
清澈 qīng chè  
清澈见底 qīng chè jiàn dǐ  water so clear you can see the bottom
清澈见底 qīng chè jiàn dǐ  


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