jiāo = ji + ao1
banana
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qiáo = qi + ao2
see 蕉萃[qiao2 cui4]
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How to pronounce 蕉

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.

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+ ao1 final

In front of the aorta.

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= qi initial

Qi is for the Queen of Hearts.

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+ ao2 final

In the aorta’s kitchen.

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蕉 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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jiāo = ji + ao1
surname Jiao
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jiāo = ji + ao1
burnt / scorched / charred / worried / anxious / coke / joule (abbr. for 焦耳[jiao1 er3])
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Characters with 蕉 as component

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

banana / CL:枝[zhi1],根[gen1],個|个[ge4],把[ba3]
canna or Indian shot (genus Canna)
Japanese banana (Musa basjoo)

Sentences with 蕉

蕉 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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jiāo / qiáo

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