Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 測

測

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Meaning

 measure, fathom

Pronunciation

 SOKU
hakaru

Explanation

 Left: water 氵, right: rule 則 (Money 貝 [= the capital] and knifes刂 [= violence] determine the rules.)

Mnemonic

(fair share for irrigation) Water needs rules for measuring.

Radicals

氵 water(The radical sanzui 氵 is a short form of water 水)
則 rule, follow
貝 money(shell a cowries-shell (used as money))
刂 cut(Variante of sword 刀)
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Vocabulary

測る はかる to measure, to weigh, to survey
測定 そくてい measurement
推測 すいそく guess, conjecture
予測 よそく prediction, estimation
測量 そくりょう measurement, surveying
観測 かんそく observation

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