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声旁 · 亥 gives the sound
亥 carries the sound in 8 characters, including 该.
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亥hài12th earthly branch: 9-11 p.m., 10th solar month (7th November-6th December), year of the Boar
同声旁 · SAME SOUND COMPONENT
The component is the clue: once you can read 亥, you can guess all of these.
| Character | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 该 | gāi | should/ought to/probably/must be/to deserve/to owe/to be sb's turn to do sth/that |
| 孩 | hái | (bound form) child |
| 骸 | hái | bones of the body |
| 骇 | hài | to astonish/to startle/to hack (computing, loanword) |
| 氦 | hài | helium (chemistry) |
| 赅 | gāi | complete |
| 陔 | gāi | step |
| 垓 | gāi | boundary |
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A one-page Chinese lesson from the HSK 6 set, filed under 声 · Sound series. 亥 carries the sound in 8 characters, including 该.
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Where it fits
The source: 亥 in the dictionary.
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