yào = y + ao4
bright / glorious / one of the seven planets of premodern astronomy
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How to pronounce 曜

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.

= y initial

Y is for Maud Younger.

By Matthias • updated 2 months ago
+ ao4 final

In the aorta’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

曜 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
= 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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= di + Ø2
surname Di / variant of 狄[Di2], generic name for northern ethnic minorities during the Qin and Han Dynasties (221 BC-220 AD)
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zhái = zh + ai2
surname Zhai
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= di + Ø2
long-tail pheasant
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Characters with 曜 as component

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

the seven planets of premodern astronomy (the Sun, the Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn)
Saturday (used in ancient Chinese astronomy)
Sunday (used in ancient Chinese astronomy)

Sentences with 曜

曜 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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yào

bright / glorious / one of the seven planets of premodern astronomy

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