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jué = ju + e2
ancient bronze wine holder with 3 legs and loop handle / nobility
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How to pronounce 爵

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.

= ju initial

Ju is for Zeus.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
+ e2 final

In the elevator’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago

爵 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
zhǎo = zh + ao3
"claw" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 87)
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wǎng = w + ang3
net (Kangxi radical 122)
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cùn = cu + (e)n4
a unit of length / inch / thumb
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gěn = g + (e)n3
blunt / tough / chewy
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gèn = g + (e)n4
one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing mountain / ☶ / ancient Chinese compass point: 45° (northeast)
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Characters with 爵 as component

jiáo = ji + ao2
to chew / also pr. [jue2]
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jiào = ji + ao4
used in 倒嚼[dao3 jiao4]
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jué = ju + e2
torch
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Words with 爵

knight / Sir / (loanword) jazz
duke / dukedom
earl / count / earldom or countship (old)

Sentences with 爵

爵 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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jué

ancient bronze wine holder with 3 legs and loop handle / nobility

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