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jiào = ji + ao4
if only / so long as / (contraction of 只 and 要)
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How to pronounce 嘦

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.

= ji initial

Ji is for Joan of Arc.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ ao4 final

In the aorta’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

嘦 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
zhǐ = zh + Ø3
only / merely / just / but
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zhǐ = zh + Ø3
variant of 只[zhi3]
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zhī = zh + Ø1
grain that has begun to ripen
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zhǐ = zh + Ø3
variant of 只[zhi3]
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zhī = zh + Ø1
classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc
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yāo = y + ao1
to demand / to request / to coerce
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yào = y + ao4
important / vital / to want / to ask for / will / going to (as future auxiliary) / may / must / (used in a comparison) must be / probably / if
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yāo = y + ao1
(bound form) to demand; to coerce
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yào = y + ao4
to want; to need; to ask for / will; shall; about to / need to; should / if (same as 要是[yao4 shi5]) / (bound form) important
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Characters with 嘦 as component

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

嘦 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 嘦

嘦 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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jiào

if only / so long as / (contraction of 只 and 要)

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