Memory phrase for the character: 爵


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Meaning nobility, duke, baron, lord

Pronunciation

jué

Explanation

Top: hand reaching down , net/eye 罒 (here: plate ), below: var of food , skillful hand

Mnemonic


 
A hand reaches down to the plates to serve food skillfully to the nobility.

Radicals

reaching downwardsShows a hand reaching downwards to pluck sth.
netsometimes simplified to 罒.
skillful handImage of a hand forearm and pulse . It was originally also the distance of one inch (Length: 1 ts'wun = 3.72 cm) from the hand's palm to the pulse. This also stood for a small amount. In the mnemonic, it is used as "skillful hand".
bowl
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 Vocabulary

爵位 jué wèi  order of feudal nobility
伯爵 bó jué  earl; count; earldom or countship (old)
爵士 jué shì  knight; Sir; Jazz
爵士 jué shì  

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