口诀

口訣
kǒujué
noun #44,537

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 mnemonic rhyme
  2. 2 rhymed formula

Examples

HSK 4
Xiǎoxuéshēng dōu huì bèi chéngfǎ kǒujué.
Every primary-school pupil can recite the multiplication rhyme.
HSK 5
Jìzhù zhè jù kǒujué, xiězì de bǐshùn jiù bú huì cuò le.
Remember this rhyme and you won't get the stroke order wrong.

Tips

culture
Chinese children chant the 乘法口诀 line by line, as in 三三得九 'three threes are nine'. It stops at nine times nine and gives each pair only once, so it is quick to learn. Other 口诀 cover stroke order, abacus moves and martial arts.

Stroke Order

口 kǒu
诀 jué