Memory phrase for the Kanji: 釉
釉
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Meaning
glaze (of porcelain)
Pronunciation
yòu
Explanation
Left: 釆 (emphasis ノ and rice 米), right: reason 由 (The seedling/sprout 丨 in the field 田 has its reason) (here: 由 as waterless oil 油)
Mnemonic
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Using emphasized rice and waterless oil, you make a glaze.
Radicals
釆
emphasized rice
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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Vocabulary
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瓷釉
cí yòu
porcelain glaze
牙釉质
yá yòu zhì
dental enamel
牙釉质
yá yòu zhì