liāo = li + ao1
to lift up (sth hanging down) / to raise (hem of skirt) / to pull up (sleeve) / to sprinkle (water with cupped hands)
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liáo = li + ao2
to tease / to provoke / to stir up (emotions)
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How to pronounce 撩

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.

= li initial

Li is for Li Qingzhao, writer and poet of the Song Dynasty.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ ao1 final

In front of the aorta.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
= li initial

Li is for Li Qingzhao, writer and poet of the Song Dynasty.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ ao2 final

In the aorta’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

撩 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.

Characters with 撩 as component

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

to provoke / to tease
to push aside (clothing, curtain etc) to reveal something / to toss aside
variant of 繚亂|缭乱[liao2 luan4]

Sentences with 撩

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liāo / liáo

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