jiū = ji + ou1
turtledove / (literary) to gather
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How to pronounce 鳩

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.

By Matthias • updated 6 months ago
+ ou1 final

In front of the outhouse.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago

鳩 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
jiǔ = ji + ou3
nine / 9
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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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Characters with 鳩 as component

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

Epicurus (341-270 BC), ancient Greek philosopher
(bird species of China) thick-billed green pigeon (Treron curvirostra)
Charles Montesquieu (1689-1755), French political philosopher

Sentences with 鳩

鳩 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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jiū

turtledove / (literary) to gather

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