Mnemonic comic for

Translation

yòu = y + ou4: (once) again / also / both... and... / and yet / (used for emphasis) anyway

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: I think the shape 又 looks like a boxing glove.

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How to pronounce 又

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.

= y initial

Y is for Maud Younger.

By Matthias • updated 2 months ago
+ ou4 final

In the outhouse’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago

又 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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= n + a4
Right-falling stroke
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Characters with 又 as component

guàn = gu + an4
surname Guan
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guān = gu + an1
to look at / to watch / to observe / to behold / to advise / concept / point of view / outlook
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guàn = gu + an4
Taoist monastery / palace gate watchtower / platform
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Words with 又

to want to say sth but then hesitate
see 屋漏偏逢連夜雨|屋漏偏逢连夜雨[wu1 lou4 pian1 feng2 lian2 ye4 yu3]
returning to our main topic,... / that said,... / again,... / in this connection / in passing / nevertheless,... / anyhow
Sentences with 又
zhǐ
shì
yǎng
zài
tiān
shàng
 
 
zi
jiǔ
le
yòu
yào
shēng
shì

Want to remember 又 for good?

Make it your learning target and MandarinBanana works out the shortest route to it: the two sounds its syllable is built from, then the components of the character itself, one short step at a time. No account needed to start.

yòu

(once) again / also / both... and... / and yet / (used for emphasis) anyway

Prompt snippets

The red boxing glove is crafted from smooth, polished cowhide leather featuring prominent white double-stitched seams and a thick, padded wrist cuff with a black industrial velcro strap. The surface displays subtle creases and indentations from impact, with a glossy, saturated crimson finish and a reinforced, contoured thumb section.

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