Readings
Kun readingせ、せい、そむ.く、そむ.ける RadicalComponents
Mnemonic (RtK)
ⓘnorth · spoon (匕) · sitting on the ground · moon (月) · month (月) · flesh (月) · part of the body (月)
From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 481
Compound words
giving up and turning back having very little difference between one another Stroke Order
9 strokes