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= yu + Ø3
Yu the Great (c. 21st century BC), mythical leader who tamed the floods / surname Yu
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How to pronounce 禹

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.

= yu initial

Yu is for Yu the Great who tamed the floods.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ Ø3 final

In the space station’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

禹 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
丿
piě = pi + e3
radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 4) / see 撇[pie3]
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variant of 蟲|虫[chong2]
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lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures / CL:條|条[tiao2],隻|只[zhi1] / (fig.) person with a particular undesirable characteristic
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radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 13), occurring in 用[yong4], 同[tong2], 網|网[wang3] etc, referred to as 同字框[tong2 zi4 kuang4]
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huǐ = hu + ei3
variant of 虺, snake
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variant of 蟲|虫: insect, bug / creature, animal / insect infestation / person who indulges in something / a surname
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Characters with 禹 as component

shǔ = shu + Ø3
category / genus (taxonomy) / family members / dependents / to belong to / subordinate to / affiliated with / be born in the year of (one of the 12 animals) / to be / to prove to be / to constitute
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zhǔ = zhu + Ø3
to join together / to fix one's attention on / to concentrate on
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= yu + Ø3
(chalcedony)
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Words with 禹

Liu Yuxi (772-842), Tang poet
see 大禹[Da4 Yu3]
Yu the Great (c. 21st century BC) mythical leader who tamed the floods

Sentences with 禹

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Yu the Great (c. 21st century BC), mythical leader who tamed the floods / surname Yu

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