牁

kē = k + e1

(used in place names) / Taiwan pr. [ge1]

How to pronounce 牁

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.

kē

= k initial

K is for Karl Marx.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago

+ e1 final

In front of the elevator.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago

牁 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.

牁
- 爿
  - 丩
    - 丨
  - 丆
    - 一
    - 丿
- 可
  - 丁
    - 一
    - 亅
  - 口

Component Translations

爿

pán = p + an2

classifier for strips of land or bamboo, shops, factories etc / slit bamboo or chopped wood (dialect)

丬

爿

qiáng = qi + ang2

"piece of wood" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 90), mirror image of 片[pian4]

可

kě = k + e3

can / may / able to / to approve / to permit / to suit / (particle used for emphasis) certainly / very

可

kè = k + e4

used in 可汗[ke4 han2]

Characters with 牁 as component

牁 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 牁

牁 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 牁

牁 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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牁

kē

(used in place names) / Taiwan pr. [ge1]

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