Memory phrase for the character: 迪
迪
Meaning
to inspire, give guidance, enlighten, instruct Pronunciation dí Explanation Left: movement 辶, right: reason 由 (The sprout 丨 in the field 田 has its reason.)
Mnemonic
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(Movements without a reason is a meaningless fooling-around. - But:) A movement with a reason, can inspire you. Radicals
辶
movement In some cases this radical 廴 is used, but the mnemonics are the same.
由
reason, cause First, the root shoot 丨 bursts its shell 田 (cf. armor, shield 甲). And this gives the sprout丨 on the field 田 its reason 由.
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迪斯科吧
dí sī kē bā
discotheque
肯尼迪 Kěn ní dí
Kennedy (name); J.F. Kennedy (1917-1963), US Democrat politician, president 1961-1963
辛迪加 xīn dí jiā
syndicate (loanword)
爱迪生 ài dí shēng
Edison (name); Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931); Thomas Edison (1847-1931), famous American inventor
法兰西斯・斐迪南
Fǎ lán xī sī · Fěi dí nán
Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria (1863-1914), heir to the Hapsburg throne, whose assassination in Sarajevo led to World War I
斐迪南 Fěi dí nán
Ferdinand (name)
徐匡迪 Xú Kuāng dí
Xu Kuangdi
徐匡迪 Xú Kuāng dí
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