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mule; CL:匹[pi3],頭|头[tou2]

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

马 meaning “horse” + 累 sound ( lèi )

Components 马累

mule · Heisig RSH #2905

马 horse + 累 tired

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
骡马大车	luó mǎ dà chē	mule and horse carts
是骡子是马，拉出来遛遛	shì luó zi shì mǎ , lā chū lai liù liu	see 是騾子是馬，牽出來遛遛\|是骡子是马，牵出来遛遛[shi4 luo2 zi5 shi4 ma3 , qian1 chu1 lai5 liu4 liu5]
是骡子是马，牵出来遛遛	shì luó zi shì mǎ , qiān chū lai liù liu	lit. to see whether it's a mule or a horse, take it out for a walk (idiom); fig. the proof…
骡子	luó zi	mule; CL:匹[pi3],頭\|头[tou2]
马骡	mǎ luó	mule
骡马	luó mǎ	pack animal; horse and mule
驴骡	lǘ luó	hinny
骒骡	kè luó	mare (female mule)

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

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
累 sound part	lèi	tired; to accumulate; to involve; bother, nuisance
螺	luó	spiral shell, conch; spiral
漯	tà	a river in northern Shandong
瘰	luǒ	scrofula, swellings
嫘	léi	surname
缧	léi	chains, bonds