Mnemonic comic for 攵

Translation

pū = pu + Ø1: variant of 攴[pu1]

Mnemonic

A mnemonic is a short, deliberately ridiculous scene, built to be hard to forget. Who appears in it and where it takes place are how the pronunciation is stored; the objects in it stand for the parts the character is written with. That is the Marilyn Method, and the comic below is the same scene, drawn.

Mnemonic symbol: a jackhammer, the epitome of rapping and tapping.

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How to pronounce 攵

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.

= pu initial

Pu is for Petra Penguin.

By Matthias • updated 17 days ago
+ Ø1 final

In front of the space station.

By Matthias • updated 4 months ago

攵 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
Character component without intrinsic meaning
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乂
yì = y + Ø4
to regulate / to govern / to control / to mow
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Characters with 攵 as component

教
jiào = ji + ao4
surname Jiao
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教
jiāo = ji + ao1
to teach
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教
jiào = ji + ao4
religion / teaching / to make / to cause / to tell
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Words with 攵

攵 is not used as a component in another word.
Sentences with 攵
攵 currently does not appear in any sentence.

Want to remember 攵 for good?

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攵
pū

variant of 攴[pu1]

Prompt snippets

The jackhammer is a heavy cordless electric demolition hammer with a bright yellow motor housing without any brand name or text, a black T-shaped handle on top and a long steel chisel bit pointing straight down. It has no cable and no hose.

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