嘱

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to enjoin; to implore; to urge

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

口 meaning “mouth” + 属 sound ( shǔ )

Components 口属

admonish · Heisig RSH #2956

口 mouth + 属 belong to

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
生前预嘱	shēng qián yù zhǔ	living will
千叮万嘱	qiān dīng wàn zhǔ	repeatedly urging; imploring over and over again
嘱托	zhǔ tuō	to entrust a task to sb else
切嘱	qiè zhǔ	urgent advice; to exhort
医嘱	yī zhǔ	doctor's orders
遗嘱	yí zhǔ	testament; will
遵医嘱	zūn yī zhǔ	to follow the doctor's advice; as instructed by the physician
叮嘱	dīng zhǔ	to warn repeatedly; to urge; to exhort again and again
嘱咐	zhǔ fu	to urge; to exhort

Characters sharing the sound component 属 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
属 sound part	shǔ	class, category, type; family; affiliated, belonging to
瞩	zhǔ	to focus on, to stare at, to watch carefully