Memory phrase for the character: 调
调
Meaning
tone/tune, accent, view, harmonize, adjust Pronunciation diào, tiáo Explanation Left: word 讠/言 (sound waves out of a mouth 口), right: circumference 周 (A framed 冂 luck 吉, sets its circumference) [joy 吉 = simplification of happy 喜, where the scholar 士 has beans 豆 in his mouth 口 and is happy.]
Mnemonic
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Words in their circumference are a: tone/tune. Radicals
讠
word Traditionally written as 言, which shows sound waves out of a mouth.
周
circumference
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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Vocabulary
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调和 tiáo hé
harmonious; harmony
调唆 tiáo suō
to provoke; to stir up (trouble); to instigate
烹调 pēng tiáo
to cook; cooking
调侃 tiáo kǎn
to ridicule; to tease; to mock; idle talk; chitchat
饶舌调唇
ráo shé tiáo chún
blabbing and showing off (idiom); loud-mouthed trouble maker
调拨 diào bō
to send (products); to allocate; to commit (funds); to channel (goods)
曲调 qǔ diào
tune; melody
调动 diào dòng
to transfer; to maneuver (troops etc)
协调 xié tiáo
to coordinate; to harmonize; negotiation
调查 diào chá
investigation; inquiry; to investigate; to survey; survey; (opinion) poll
调节 tiáo jié
to adjust; to regulate; to harmonize; to reconcile (accountancy etc)
调节 tiáo jié
