Memory phrase for the character: 測

測

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Meaning

measure, fathom

Pronunciation

SOKU
hakaru

Explanation

 Left: water 氵, right: rule 則 (Money 貝 [= the capital] and knifes刂 [= violence] determine the rules.)

Mnemonic
 
(fair share for irrigation) Water needs rules for measuring.

Radicals

氵 waterThe radical sanzui 氵 is a short form of water 水
則 rule, follow
貝 moneyShows a cowries-shell 目 with two feelers/antennas 八, which were used as money.
刂 cutVariation of sword 刀




 Vocabulary

測る はかる  to measure, to weigh, to survey
測定 そくてい  measurement
推測 すいそく  guess, conjecture
予測 よそく  prediction, estimation
測量 そくりょう  measurement, surveying
観測 かんそく  observation

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