Memory phrase for the character: 径

径

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Meaning

diameter

Pronunciation

 KEI

Explanation

 Left: to go 彳, right: vertical 圣 (A hand 又 is vertically above the ground 土.)

Mnemonic
 
Go (at a wheel) with your hand from the ground vertically upwards to measure the: diameter.

Radicals

彳 to walkRadical gyounin This is the half form of 行 gyougamae
土 earthground, soil
圣 verticalThis radical comprises the ground/earth 土 and above a hand 又, to show "vertical". (For vertical itself this kanji 縦 [たて] is used.) The kanji 圣 itself means “holy”, as you hold your hand over the object when blessing it.
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 Vocabulary

半径 はんけい  radius
直径 ちょっけい  diameter
径線 けいせん  diameter

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