guǎi = gu + ai3
to turn (a corner etc) / to kidnap / to swindle / to misappropriate / seven (used as a substitute for 七[qi1]) / variant of 枴|拐[guai3]
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guǎi = gu + ai3
cane / walking stick / crutch / old man's staff
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guǎi = gu + ai3
variant of 枴|拐[guai3]
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How to pronounce 拐

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
+ ai3 final

In the airplane’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

拐 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
lìng = li + (e)ng4
other / another / separate / separately
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shǒu = sh + ou3
"hand" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 64), occurring in 提, 把, 打 etc
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Characters with 拐 as component

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

to turn a corner / corner
crutches / crutch / walking stick
to abduct / to kidnap

Sentences with 拐

拐 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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guǎi

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