= k + e1
to tap / to knock (against sth hard) / to knock (mud from boots, ashes from a pipe etc)
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= k + e4
variant of 嗑[ke4]
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How to pronounce 磕

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.

= 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
= k initial

K is for Karl Marx.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ e4 final

In the elevator’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago

磕 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
= h + e2
variant of 盍[he2]
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= h + e2
why not
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shí = sh + Ø2
surname Shi / abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1]
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dàn = d + an4
dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗 / ten pecks / one hundred liters
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shí = sh + Ø2
rock / stone / stone inscription / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]
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dàn = d + an4
dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗[dou3]; one hundred liters / ancient pr. [shi2]
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Characters with 磕 as component

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

bumpy (of a road) / limping (of a person)
to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground)
to knock against / to bump into / to have a disagreement / to clash

Sentences with 磕

磕 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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