= m + o2
to rub / to grind / to polish / to sharpen / to wear down / to die out / to waste time / to pester / to insist
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= m + o4
grindstone / to grind / to turn round
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How to pronounce 磨

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.

= m initial

M is for Mahatma Gandhi.

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+ o2 final

In the observatory’s kitchen.

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= m initial

M is for Mahatma Gandhi.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ o4 final

In the observatory’s bathroom.

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磨 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
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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= m + a2
variant of 麻[ma2] / hemp
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= m + a2
surname Ma
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= m + a2
generic name for hemp, flax etc / hemp or flax fiber for textile materials / sesame / CL:縷|缕[lü3] / (of materials) rough or coarse / pocked / pitted / to have pins and needles or tingling / to feel numb
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Characters with 磨 as component

= m + o2
mushroom
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= m + o2
variant of 饃|馍[mo2]
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Words with 磨

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to torment / to torture
to carve and polish (jade) / to polish and refine a literary work
to ponder / to mull over / to think through / Taiwan pr. [zhuo2 mo2]

Sentences with 磨

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