jiǔ = ji + ou3
moxibustion (TCM)
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How to pronounce 灸

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 5 months ago
+ ou3 final

In the outhouse’s living room.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago

灸 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
(long) time / (long) duration of time
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huǒ = hu + o3
fire / urgent / ammunition / fiery or flaming / internal heat (Chinese medicine) / hot (popular) / classifier for military units (old) / Kangxi radical 86
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Characters with 灸 as component

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

acupuncture and moxibustion / to give or have acupuncture and moxibustion
moxibustion (TCM)
lit. to prescribe moxibustion for oneself when not ill; to cause oneself trouble with superfluous action

Sentences with 灸

灸 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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jiǔ

moxibustion (TCM)

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