gōu = g + ou1
see 佝僂|佝偻[gou1 lou2]
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kòu = k + ou4
see 佝瞀[kou4 mao4]
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How to pronounce 佝

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.

= g initial

G is for Guy Fawkes.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
+ ou1 final

In front of the outhouse.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
= k initial

K is for Karl Marx.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ ou4 final

In the outhouse’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago

佝 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
rén = r + (e)n2
"person" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 9)
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gōu = g + ou1
variant of 勾[gou1]
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= ju + Ø4
sentence / clause / phrase / classifier for phrases or lines of verse
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Characters with 佝 as component

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

stooped / crooked
rickets (medicine)

Sentences with 佝

佝 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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gōu / kòu

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