Memory phrase for the character: 賢

賢

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Meaning

wise, intelligent

Pronunciation

KEN
kashikoi

Explanation

 Top: retainer 臣, hand 又, below: shell/money 貝

Mnemonic
 
A retainer with a hand at the money is wise and intelligent.

Radicals

臣 retainer, tributary, vasalPicture of an eye wide open; representing the attentiveness of a retainer.
又 handSeveral characters are used for hand: , 扌, 手, ヨ
貝 moneyShows a cowries-shell 目 with two feelers/antennas 八, which were used as money.




 Vocabulary

賢い かしこい  wise, clever, smart
賢明 けんめい  wisdom, intelligence, prudence
賢人 けんじん  wise person; virtuous person; sage

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