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zāi = z + ai1
steroid nucleus
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How to pronounce 甾

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.

= z initial

Z is for Zorro.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ ai1 final

In front of the airplane.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

甾 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
chuān = chu + an1
archaic variant of 川[chuan1]
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tián = ti + an2
field / farm / CL:片[pian4]
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Characters with 甾 as component

= z + Ø1
black / name of a river
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= z + Ø1
mullet
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= z + Ø1
covered wagon / military supply wagon
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Words with 甾

sterone (steroid containing a ketone group) / steroid hormone
sterol (chemistry)
testosterone / male hormone / also written 睾酮

Sentences with 甾

甾 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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zāi

steroid nucleus

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