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láo = l + ao2
tuberculosis
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How to pronounce 癆

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.

= l initial

L is for Sir Lancelot.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ ao2 final

In the aorta’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

癆 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
= n + e4
sick / sickness / Kang Xi radical 104 / also pr. [chuang2]
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láo = l + ao2
to toil / labor / laborer / to put sb to trouble (of doing sth) / meritorious deed / to console (Taiwan pr. [lao4] for this sense)
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Characters with 癆 as component

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

tuberculosis (TCM)
variant of 五勞七傷|五劳七伤[wu3 lao2 qi1 shang1]
(derog.) tubercular person; a consumptive

Sentences with 癆

癆 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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láo

tuberculosis

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