yǎo = y + ao3
deep / quiet and elegant / variant of 杳[yao3]
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How to pronounce 窈

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.

= y initial

Y is for Maud Younger.

By Matthias • updated 2 months ago
+ ao3 final

In the aorta’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

窈 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
xué = xu + e2
cave / cavity / hole / acupuncture point / Taiwan pr. [xue4]
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yòu = y + ou4
young
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Characters with 窈 as component

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

sweet, fair, and graceful (of a woman) / a seductive woman / secluded (bower)
variant of 杳冥[yao3 ming2]
obscure / dusky / far and deep / profound / see also 杳杳[yao3 yao3]

Sentences with 窈

窈 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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yǎo

deep / quiet and elegant / variant of 杳[yao3]

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