guǎ = gu + a3
few / scant / widowed
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How to pronounce 寡

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.

= gu initial

Gu is for Gitta Giraffe.

By Matthias • updated 4 months ago
+ a3 final

In the ashram’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 6 months ago

寡 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
mián = mi + an2
"roof" radical (Kangxi radical 40), occurring in 家, 定, 安 etc, referred to as 寶蓋|宝盖[bao3 gai4]
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one of the characters used in kwukyel (phonetic "myeon"), an ancient Korean writing system
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qiě = qi + e3
and / moreover / yet / for the time being / to be about to / both (... and...)
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fēn = f + (e)n1
to divide; to separate / to distribute; to allocate / to distinguish (good and bad) / (bound form) branch of (an organization); sub- (as in 分局[fen1 ju2]) / fraction / one tenth (of certain units) / unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm / minute (unit of time) / minute (angular measurement unit) / a point (in sports or games) / 0.01 yuan (unit of money)
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fèn = f + (e)n4
part / share / ingredient / component
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Characters with 寡 as component

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

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habitually silent (idiom) / reticent / uncommunicative

Sentences with 寡

寡 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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guǎ

few / scant / widowed

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