Memory phrase for the character: 肋

肋

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Meaning

rib

Pronunciation

 lèi

Explanation

 Left: body part 月/肉, right: power, force 力

Mnemonic
 
(Otherwise the intestines would be very soft.) The body-part that resists with force (against pressure) are the ribs.

Radicals

肉 body partThis radical is on the left in compound words and is simplified as "月", which then looks like “moon, month 月”, but still has the meaning “body part”.
力 power, forcevariations are: 为 or: to act 办.
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 Vocabulary

肋骨 lèi gǔ  rib
鸡肋 jī lèi  chicken ribs; sth of little value or interest; sth of dubious worth that one is reluctant to give up; to be physically weak
脊肋 jǐ lèi  ribcage
脊肋 jǐ lèi  

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