Memory phrase for the character: 璃

璃

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Meaning

lapis lazuli (gem), glassy

Pronunciation

RI

Explanation

 Left: king 王, right: cover 亠, pot (凶 (lit. disaster/bad luck: marked container), var. of scorpion 禺 (hind legs 冂, stinger ム)

Mnemonic
 
The king has a pot with scorpions looking like glassy lapis lazuli.

Radicals

王 kingThe three 三 spheres (heaven, earth and mankind) unite in the person of the king.
亠 coverOther covers are: 冖
凶 bad luckThe container 凵 is marked with a cross 㐅 because it contains bad luck.
禺 ScorpionThe scorpion is the insect 虫 with the stinger ム between the long hind legs 冂.




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