寂

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silent; solitary; Taiwan pr. [ji2]

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

宀 meaning “roof” + 叔 sound ( shū )

Components 宀叔

lonely · Heisig RSH #655

house + 叔 uncle

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
满坐寂然	mǎn zuò jì rán	the whole audience silent with expectation
寂寂无名	jì jì wú míng	unknown; unrenowned
空寂	kōng jì	empty and silent; desolate
死寂	sǐ jì	deathly stillness
寂然	jì rán	silent; quiet
热寂	rè jì	(physics) heat death of the universe
冷寂	lěng jì	cold and desolate; lonely
圆寂	yuán jì	(of a Buddhist monk or nun) to pass away; to die
沉寂	chén jì	silence; stillness
寂静	jì jìng	quiet
静寂	jìng jì	quiet; silent
示寂	shì jì	to pass away (of a monk or nun)
寂灭	jì miè	to die out; to fade away; nirvana (Buddhism)
孤寂	gū jì	lonesome; desolate
不甘寂寞	bù gān jì mò	unwilling to remain lonely or idle; unwilling to be left out
幽寂	yōu jì	(of a place) isolated and quiet
枯寂	kū jì	bleak; desolate; devoid of liveliness
万籁俱寂	wàn lài jù jì	(idiom) dead silent
寂寂	jì jì	quiet
寂寥	jì liáo	(literary) quiet and desolate; lonely; vast and empty

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

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
叔 sound part	shū	uncle; father's younger brother
椒	jiāo	pepper, spice
督	dū	to supervise, to oversee, to direct
淑	shū	good, pure, virtuous; charming
菽	shū	legumes