Memory phrase for the character: 員
員
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Meaning
member
Pronunciation
IN
Explanation
Top: mouth 口, below: shell/money 貝 (Image of a cone-shell 目 with two feelers/antennas 八)
Mnemonic
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(In a singing club) If you have a mouth and money you can become a member.
Radicals
口
mouth A small square 口 stands for the mouth, and a big square 囗 is an enclosure.
貝
money Shows a cowries-shell 目 with two feelers/antennas 八, which were used as money.
員
Member
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Vocabulary
店員
てんいん
shop assistant, employee, clerk, salesperson
6858
公務員
こうむいん
government worker, public (civil) servant
760
工員
こういん
factory worker
6857
係員
かかりいん
person in charge, official
8521
会員
かいいん
member, the membership
443
全員
ぜんいん
all members (unanimity), all hands, the whole crew
743
動員
どういん
mobilization
1073
委員
いいん
committee member
1887
定員
ていいん
fixed number of regular personnel, capacity (of boat, hall, aeroplane, etc.)
1969
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