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shāo = sh + ao1
long-legged spider
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xiāo = xi + ao1
see 螵蛸[piao1 xiao1]
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How to pronounce 蛸

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 2 months ago
+ ao1 final

In front of the aorta.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
= xi initial

Xi is for Xi Shi (西施), one of the renowned Four Beauties of ancient China.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ ao1 final

In front of the aorta.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

蛸 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
variant of 蟲|虫[chong2]
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lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures / CL:條|条[tiao2],隻|只[zhi1] / (fig.) person with a particular undesirable characteristic
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xiāo = xi + ao1
surname Xiao / Taiwan pr. [Xiao4]
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xiào = xi + ao4
similar / resembling / to resemble / to be like
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Characters with 蛸 as component

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

cuttlebone (used in TCM)
variant of 蠨蛸|蟏蛸[xiao1 shao1]
egg case of a praying mantis (used in TCM) / cuttlebone

Sentences with 蛸

蛸 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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shāo / xiāo

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