Memory phrase for the character: 质

质

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Meaning character, nature, pawn, pledge

Pronunciation

zhì

Explanation

Outside: cliff 厂, inside: ten 十, shell, money 贝/貝 (= cone-shell 目 with two feelers 八 = shell-money)

Mnemonic
 
At the cliff the ten shells have the (same) character and serve as a pawn.

Radicals

厂 cliff
十 tenTwo crossed forearms with 5 fingers each makes ten.
贝 shell, money
盾 shield
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 Vocabulary

地质 dì zhì  geology
素质 sù zhì  inner quality; basic essence; change over time
介质 jiè zhì  medium; media
质子 zhì zǐ  proton (positively charged nuclear particle); a prince sent to be held as a hostage in a neighbouring state in ancient China
水质 shuǐ zhì  water quality
优质 yōu zhì  excellent quality
媒质 méi zhì  medium
溶质 róng zhì  dissolved substance; material in solution
文质彬彬 wén zhì bīn bīn  refined in manner; gentle
杂质 zá zhì  impurity
单质 dān zhì  simple substance (consisting purely of one element, such as diamond)
单质 dān zhì  

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