Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 龟
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龟 |
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Meaning |
turtle, tortoise |
Pronunciation |
guī |
Explanation |
Top: kneeling person ⺈, bottom: electricity 电 (field 田 with lightning rod 乚) |
Mnemonic
| A head ⺈, body 田 and tail 乚 of a: turtle! |
Radicals
电
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electricity | (Field 田 with lightning rod 乚.) |
乚
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lighting rod | (The use of this component is not consistent. From the character for electricity 电 comes the meaning "lightning rod", although other explanations are used such as "hook" or "kneeling person".) |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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Vocabulary
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 |
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