jiū = ji + ou1
to seize / to clutch / to grab firmly and pull
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How to pronounce 揪

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 6 months ago
+ ou1 final

In front of the outhouse.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago

揪 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
shǒu = sh + ou3
"hand" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 64), occurring in 提, 把, 打 etc
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qiū = qi + ou1
autumn / fall / harvest time
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qiū = qi + ou1
old variant of 秋[qiu1]
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qiū = qi + ou1
see 鞦韆|秋千[qiu1 qian1]
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Characters with 揪 as component

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

lit. grips the heart / worried / anxious
to uncover / to ferret out (the culprit)

Sentences with 揪

揪 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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jiū

to seize / to clutch / to grab firmly and pull

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