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qiào = qi + ao4
scabbard / sheath
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How to pronounce 鞘

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= qi initial

Qi is for the Queen of Hearts.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ ao4 final

In the aorta’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

鞘 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
= g + e2
animal hide / leather / to reform / to remove / to expel (from office)
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xiāo = xi + ao1
surname Xiao / Taiwan pr. [Xiao4]
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xiào = xi + ao4
similar / resembling / to resemble / to be like
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Characters with 鞘 as component

鞘 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 鞘

Ascidiacea / sea squirt
tenosynovitis (medicine)

Sentences with 鞘

鞘 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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qiào

scabbard / sheath

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