Memory phrase for the character: 底

底

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Meaning

floor, bottom

Pronunciation

 TEI
soko

Explanation

 Outside: building 广, below: bottom/floor 氐 (= The family 氏 is sitting on the floor 一) [氏 = A distorted person 人 = 亻= 厂 together with a "plus +" as a multiplier results in a family.]

Mnemonic
 
In the house, the family is sitting on the floor.

Radicals

广 buildingRadical madare - A similar radical 厂 stands for cliff.
氏 FamilyCan be seen as one person 人, which is modified as: 厂 and a “plus +” as a multiplier, so that many persons form a family.
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 Vocabulary

底 そこ  bottom, sole
底辺 ていへん  Base, base line (geometry)
到底 とうてい  (cannot) possibly
徹底 てってい  thoroughness, completeness
根底 こんてい  root, basis, foundation

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