= fu + Ø2
clothes / dress / garment / to serve (in the military, a prison sentence etc) / to obey / to be convinced (by an argument) / to convince / to admire / to acclimatize / to take (medicine) / mourning clothes / to wear mourning clothes
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= fu + Ø4
classifier for medicine: dose / Taiwan pr. [fu2]
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How to pronounce 服

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.

= fu initial

Fu is for Frieda Fox.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ Ø2 final

In the space station’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
= fu initial

Fu is for Frieda Fox.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ Ø4 final

In the space station’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago

服 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
Character component without intrinsic meaning
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yuè = yu + e4
moon / month / monthly / CL:個|个[ge4],輪|轮[lun2]
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Characters with 服 as component

= fu + Ø2
turnip
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= fu + Ø2
quiver
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= fu + Ø2
owl
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Words with 服

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clothes / CL:件[jian4],套[tao4]
comfortable / feeling well
to serve / service / CL:項|项[xiang4]

Sentences with 服

tiān
jiàng
 
 
qián
shōu
yāo
hóu

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