què = qu + e4
but / yet / however / while / to go back / to decline / to retreat / nevertheless / even though
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How to pronounce 卻

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.

= qu initial

Qu is for Cupid.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ e4 final

In the elevator’s bathroom.

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卻 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
= gu + Ø3
grain / corn
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= gu + Ø3
valley
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jié = ji + e2
"seal" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 26)
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Characters with 卻 as component

jiǎo = ji + ao3
foot / leg (of an animal or an object) / base (of an object) / CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1] / classifier for kicks
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jué = ju + e2
variant of 角[jue2] / role
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Words with 卻

to cool off / cooling
to resolve / to settle
to die / to be done with this world

Sentences with 卻

卻 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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què

but / yet / however / while / to go back / to decline / to retreat / nevertheless / even though

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