Memory phrase for the character: 顶

顶

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Meaning apex, to carry on the head, summit

Pronunciation

dǐng

Explanation

Left: nail 丁, right: page, leaf 页/頁 (head 目 with shoulders 八 and eyebrows 一)

Mnemonic
 
The nail has a head and that's its apex.

Radicals

丁 nail
頁 head, leaderPicture of an eye 目 with emphasized eye-brows 首 to express the special: the head or the chief. (When used as a radical often without eye-brows 頁 meaning forehead). It is always at the right side of a character.
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 Vocabulary

顶点 dǐng diǎn  summit; peak
顶呱呱 dǐng guā guā  tip top; excellent; first rate
篷顶 péng dǐng  canopy; roof; ceiling
顶棚 dǐng péng  ceiling; awning (under ceiling)
顶峰 dǐng fēng  peak; summit; fig. high point; masterpiece
顶板 dǐng bǎn  roof; roof plate; rock layer forming roof of a cave or mine; abacus
顶端 dǐng duān  summit; peak
屋顶 wū dǐng  roof
千斤顶 qiān jīn dǐng  jack (for lifting weight)
穹顶 qióng dǐng  a dome; a vault; a domed roof
穹顶 qióng dǐng  

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