Memory phrase for the character: 贻

贻

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Meaning to hand down, to bequeath

Pronunciation

yí

Explanation

Left: money 贝/貝, right: platform, rack 台 (nose 厶 over the mouth 口)

Mnemonic
 
Money is the platform (= means for transfer) for: handing over.

Radicals

贝 shell, money
台 platform
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 Vocabulary

贻误 yí wù  to mislead; to affect adversely; to bungle; to cause delay or hindrance
养痈贻患 yǎng yōng yí huàn  lit. to foster an ulcer and bequeath a calamity (idiom); tolerating budding evil can only lead to disaster; to cherish a viper in one's bosom
贻贝 yí bèi  mussel
贻贝 yí bèi  

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