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= bu + Ø4
variant of 布[bu4] / to announce / to spread
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= bu + Ø4
cloth / to declare / to announce / to spread / to make known
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How to pronounce 布

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.

= bu initial

Bu is for Bruno Bear.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ Ø4 final

In the space station’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago

布 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
Character component without intrinsic meaning
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jīn = ji + (e)n1
towel / general purpose cloth / women's headcovering (old) / Kangxi radical 50
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Characters with 布 as component

= xi + Ø1
to hope / to admire / variant of 稀[xi1]
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= bu + Ø4
terror / terrified / afraid / frightened
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shì = sh + Ø4
decoration / ornament / to decorate / to adorn / to hide / to conceal (a fault) / excuse (to hide a fault) / to play a role (in opera) / to impersonate
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Words with 布

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to declare / to announce / to proclaim
to release / to issue / to announce / to distribute / also written 發布|发布[fa1 bu4]
to release / to issue / to announce / to distribute

Sentences with 布

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