tuó = tu + o2
Chinese alligator (Alligator sinensis)
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How to pronounce 鼍

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.

= tu initial

Tu is for Tommy Turtle.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ o2 final

In the observatory’s kitchen.

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鼍 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
kǒu = k + ou3
mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls
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tián = ti + an2
field / farm / CL:片[pian4]
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= y + Ø1
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
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toad
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mǐn = mi + (e)n3
to strive
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Characters with 鼍 as component

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

Chinese alligator (Alligator sinensis)

Sentences with 鼍

鼍 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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tuó

Chinese alligator (Alligator sinensis)

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