Memory phrase for the character: 耶

耶

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Meaning (phonetic ye), i.e. Jesus 耶稣 (yē sū)

Pronunciation

yē

Explanation

Left: ear 耳 (pictogram of an auricle), right: village⻏

Mnemonic
 
With an open ear he went through the village: Jesus!

Radicals

耳 earShows the picture of an ear (auricle / pinna)
⻏ villageThis radical is always at the right side of the hanzi and means "village". Please note the difference to this radical 阝, which means "hill" and is always at the left side of the character.
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 Vocabulary

耶和华 Yē hé huá  Jehovah (biblical name for God, Hebrew: YHWH)
耶路撒冷 Yē lù sā lěng  Jerusalem, capital of Israel
耶稣 Yē sū  Jesus
耶稣 Yē sū  
耶稣降临节 Yē sū Jiàng lín jié  Advent (Christian period of 4 weeks before Christmas)
耶稣会士 Yē sū huì shì  a Jesuit; member of Society of Jesus
陀思妥耶夫斯基 Tuó sī tuǒ yē fū sī jī  Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky (1821-1881), great Russian novelist, author of Crime and Punishment 罪与罚
陀思妥耶夫斯基 Tuó sī tuǒ yē fū sī jī  

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