率

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(bound form) ratio; rate; proportion

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Formation & memory

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Ideographic compound (会意字)

A string 幺 vibrating in an instrument 亠十

Components 亠幺十 ? unknown part

rate · Heisig RSH #1320

top hat + cocoon + sparkler + needle

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
发生率	fā shēng lǜ	rate of occurrence
生长率	shēng zhǎng lǜ	growth rate
出生率	chū shēng lǜ	birth rate
基本利率	jī běn lì lǜ	base rate (e.g. interest rate set by central bank)
成长率	chéng zhǎng lǜ	growth rate
流动率	liú dòng lǜ	turnover rate (esp. of staff)
发病率	fā bìng lǜ	incidence of a disease; disease rate
回头率	huí tóu lǜ	frequency with which people turn their heads to look; degree of attracting attention; perc…
入学率	rù xué lǜ	percentage of children who enter school
生产率	shēng chǎn lǜ	productivity; efficiency of production
波特率	bō tè lǜ	baud
心率	xīn lǜ	heart rate
命中率	mìng zhòng lǜ	hit rate; scoring rate
百分率	bǎi fēn lǜ	percentage; percent
率性	shuài xìng	to act naturally, authentically and spontaneously (whether seen as admirable – "bold" – or…
机率	jī lǜ	(Tw) (math.) probability
毛利率	máo lì lǜ	gross profit margin; gross margin
利率	lì lǜ	interest rate
成活率	chéng huó lǜ	survival rate; rate of success
上座率	shàng zuò lǜ	seat occupancy rate; percentage of available seats that are filled (in a theater, cinema, …

These characters use 率 as their sound component — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
率 sound part	lǜ	to command, to lead; rate, ratio, proportion
摔	shuāi	to fall, to stumble, to trip
蟀	shuài	cricket (2)