Memory phrase for the character: 龟


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Meaning turtle, tortoise

Pronunciation

guī

Explanation

Top: kneeling person , bottom: electricity (field with lightning rod )

Mnemonic


 
A head , body and tail of a: turtle!

Radicals

electricityField with lightning rod .
lighting rodThe use of this component is not consistent. From the character for electricity comes the meaning "lightning rod". Also other explanations are used such as "hook" or "kneeling person".
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 Vocabulary

镖客 biāo kè  
金龟子 jīn guī zǐ  scarab (Scarabeus sacer); beetle
乌龟 wū guī  tortoise; cuckold
龟山 Guī shān  Guishan or Kueishan township in Taoyuan county 桃园县, north Taiwan
龟山 Guī shān  


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