mortar

Origin & mnemonic

This radical depicts a mortar or pestle-and-mortar vessel used for grinding and crushing grains and spices. The form shows a rounded or square body representing the mortar's interior and a handle for use.

Mnemonic: Recall the round or square bowl with a stem—a kitchen mortar for grinding spices and grains.

• 臼jiù🔊

  mortar

  6 strokes

• 臽xiàn🔊

  (archaic) pit; hole in the ground

  8 strokes

• 臾yú🔊

  a moment

  8 strokes

• 臿chā🔊

  to separate the grain from the husk

  9 strokes

• 舁yú🔊

  to lift

  9 strokes

• 舀yǎo🔊

  to ladle out; to scoop up

  10 strokes

• 舂chōng🔊

  to pound (grain)

  11 strokes

• 舄xì🔊

  shoe

  12 strokes

• 与yǔ🔊

  (formal) and; together with (linking parallel nouns, verbs, or phrases)

  HSK 6

  13 strokes

• 舅jiù🔊

  maternal uncle

  13 strokes

• 举jǔ🔊

  variant of 舉|举[ju3]

  HSK 2

  16 strokes

• 兴xìng🔊

  feeling or desire to do sth

  16 strokes

• 旧jiù🔊

  old

  HSK 3

  17 strokes

• 舋xìn🔊

  variant of 釁|衅

  20 strokes