niǎo = ni + ao3
delicate / graceful
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niǎo = ni + ao3
delicate / graceful
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niǎo = ni + ao3
delicate / graceful
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niǎo = ni + ao3
variant of 裊|袅[niao3]
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How to pronounce 袅

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.

= ni initial

Ni is for Mistress of Upper and Lower Egypt Nefertiti.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ ao3 final

In the aorta’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

袅 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
diǎo = di + ao3
variant of 屌[diao3] / penis
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niǎo = ni + ao3
bird / CL:隻|只[zhi1],群[qun2] / "bird" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 196) / (dialect) to pay attention to / (intensifier) damned / goddamn
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= y + Ø1
clothes / CL:件[jian4] / Kangxi radical 145
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= y + Ø4
to dress / to wear / to put on (clothes)
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Characters with 袅 as component

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

rising in spirals
slim and graceful
(of a woman) elegant and supple

Sentences with 袅

袅 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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niǎo

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