Memory phrase for the Kanji: 琪
琪
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Meaning
fine jade, angel
Pronunciation
qí
Explanation
Left: king, jade 王, right: his, her, its 其 (image of grain shovel/scoop (tool for threshing), here: Playing field, like at chess 棋
Mnemonic
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The jade on the playing-field is: fine jade.
Radicals
玉
jade, king
王
king
其
grain shovel/scoop With a grain scoop 其 (tool for threshing), grain was rhythmically [thus used in period 期] thrown up to shed the grain from the husk. (cf. to winnow 簸)
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Vocabulary
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