Memory phrase for the character: 诘
诘
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.)
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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 This radical is a simplification of 喜, which also means “happiness”. There, a scholar 士 has a mouthful of beans 豆 and is happy.
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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
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