Memory phrase for the character: 诘

诘

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Meaning

investigate, restrain, scold

Pronunciation

jié

Explanation

 Left: word 讠(=言 sound waves out of a mouth 口), right: happy 吉 (simplification of 喜, where the scholar 士 has beans 豆 in the mouth 口 and is happy.)

Mnemonic
 
Use words towards the scholar to get something (= out of his mouth 口) when: investigating.

Radicals

讠 wordTraditionally written as 言, which shows sound waves out of a mouth.
吉 happinessThis radical is a simplification of 喜, which also means “happiness”. There, a scholar 士 has a mouthful of beans 豆 and is happy.




 Vocabulary

盘诘 pán jié  to cross-examine (law)
反诘 fǎn jié  to ask (a question) in reply; to answer a question with a question; rhetorical question
反诘 fǎn jié  

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