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sháo = sh + ao2
see 紅苕|红苕[hong2 shao2]
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tiáo = ti + ao2
reed grass / Chinese trumpet vine (Campsis grandiflora) (old)
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How to pronounce 苕

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.

= sh initial

Sh is for Sherlock Holmes.

By Matthias • updated about 1 month ago
+ ao2 final

In the aorta’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
= ti initial

Ti is for Mother Teresa.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ ao2 final

In the aorta’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

苕 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
cǎo = c + ao3
grass radical 草字頭兒|草字头儿[cao3 zi4 tou2 r5]
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shào = sh + ao4
surname Shao / name of an ancient state that existed in what is now Shaanxi Province
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zhào = zh + ao4
to call together / to summon / to convene / temple or monastery (used in place names in Inner Mongolia)
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Characters with 苕 as component

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

species of tree (old)
(dialect) sweet potato or yam

Sentences with 苕

苕 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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sháo / tiáo

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