dāo = d + ao1
garrulous
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tāo = t + ao1
to receive the benefit of
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How to pronounce 叨

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.

= d initial

D is for Don Quixote.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ ao1 final

In front of the aorta.

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= t initial

T is for Tecumseh, leader of the Shawnee.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ ao1 final

In front of the aorta.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

叨 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
dāo = d + ao1
knife / blade / single-edged sword / cutlass / CL:把[ba3] / (slang) dollar (loanword) / classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper) / classifier for knife cuts or stabs
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kǒu = k + ou3
mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls
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Characters with 叨 as component

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

to prattle / to chatter away / to nag / garrulous / nagging
to talk about often / to reminisce about / to keep repeating / to keep harping on / to discuss
long-winded / garrulous / to talk endlessly without getting to the point

Sentences with 叨

叨 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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dāo / tāo

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