chǎo = ch + ao3
to sauté / to stir-fry / to speculate / to hype / to fire (sb)
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How to pronounce 炒

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.

= ch initial

Ch is for Charlie Chaplin.

By Matthias • updated 6 months ago
+ ao3 final

In the aorta’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

炒 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
shǎo = sh + ao3
few / less / to lack / to be missing / to stop (doing sth) / seldom
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shào = sh + ao4
young
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huǒ = hu + o3
fire / urgent / ammunition / fiery or flaming / internal heat (Chinese medicine) / hot (popular) / classifier for military units (old) / Kangxi radical 86
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Characters with 炒 as component

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

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(coll.) to fire sb / to sack sb
to hype / to promote (in the media)
stir-fried noodles / "chow mein"

Sentences with 炒

炒 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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chǎo

to sauté / to stir-fry / to speculate / to hype / to fire (sb)

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