= f + a2
short of / tired
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How to pronounce 乏

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.

= f initial

F is for Frankenstein’s Monster.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ a2 final

In the ashram’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated 6 months ago

乏 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
丿
piě = pi + e3
radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 4) / see 撇[pie3]
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zhī = zh + Ø1
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) / him / her / it
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Characters with 乏 as component

fàn = f + an4
variant of 泛[fan4]
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fàn = f + an4
variant of 泛[fan4]
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fàn = f + an4
(bound form) general / non-specific / extensive / pan- / to flood / (literary) to float about / to be suffused with (a color, emotion, odor etc)
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Words with 乏

to lack / to be short of / lack / shortage
to lack; to be short of

Sentences with 乏

乏 currently does not appear in any sentence.

Want to remember 乏 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.

short of / tired

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