jiù = ji + ou4
old / opposite: new 新 / former / worn (with age)
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How to pronounce 旧

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
+ ou4 final

In the outhouse’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago

旧 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
gǔn = gu + (e)n3
radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 2)
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shù = shu + Ø4
vertical stroke (in Chinese characters), referred to as 豎筆|竖笔[shu4 bi3]
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= r + Ø4
abbr. for 日本[Ri4 ben3], Japan
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= r + Ø4
sun / day / date, day of the month
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Characters with 旧 as component

dào = d + ao4
variant of 稻[dao4]
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ér = Ø + Ø2
Japanese variant of 兒|儿[er2]
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yàn = y + an4
old variant of 焰[yan4]
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Words with 旧

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San Francisco, California
still (remaining) / to remain (the same) / yet
as before / still

Sentences with 旧

旧 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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jiù

old / opposite: new 新 / former / worn (with age)

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