cuò = cu + o4
obstructed / to fail / to oppress / to repress / to lower the tone / to bend back / to dampen
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How to pronounce 挫

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.

= cu initial

Cu is for Kitty Cat.

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+ o4 final

In the observatory’s bathroom.

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挫 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
zuò = zu + o4
to sit / to take a seat / to take (a bus, airplane etc) / to bear fruit / variant of 座[zuo4]
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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 挫 as component

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

setback / reverse / check / defeat / frustration / disappointment / to frustrate / to discourage / to set sb back / to blunt / to subdue
to thwart / to foil (sb's plans) / a setback / a failure / a defeat
to thwart; to foil (sb's plans) / a setback; a failure; a defeat

Sentences with 挫

挫 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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cuò

obstructed / to fail / to oppress / to repress / to lower the tone / to bend back / to dampen

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