Memory phrase for the Kanji: 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
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Use words towards the scholar to get something (= out of his mouth 口) when: investigating.
Radicals
讠
word Traditionally written as 言, which shows sound waves out of a mouth.
吉
happiness
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Vocabulary
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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