Memory phrase for the character: 使

使

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Meaning

use, employ, handle

Pronunciation

 SHI
tsukau

Explanation

 Left: person 亻(=人), right: civil servant 吏 (Only a measure of length 丈 and a mouth 口 is needed by a civil servant.) [丈 = big person 大 with a long step]

Mnemonic
 
If the person is a civil servant he can be useful.

Radicals

亻 personThis radical is understood as an identical variant of "person" 人, and shows a person who stands with the legs apart.
丈 measure of lengthA tall 大 person making a wide lunge (= lateral step) to the right to measure this distance.
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 Vocabulary

大使館 たいしかん  embassy
使う つかう  use
大使 たいし  ambassador
使用 しよう  use, application, employment, utilization
使い道 つかいみち  use
天使 てんし  angel
使節 しせつ  envoy, embassy, mission, delegate
使命 しめい  mission, errand, message
使用人 しようにん  employee, servant

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