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口诀

kǒu jué

2-character word Traditional 口訣

What 口诀 means

1. mnemonic chant
2. rhyme for remembering (arithmetic tables, character stroke order etc)

The characters in 口诀

• 口kǒumouth; classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc)…
• 诀juéto bid farewell; tricks of the trade; pithy mnemonic formula…

Sounds the same

Read kǒu jué, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 口角altercation; wrangle; angry argument