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tiǎo = ti + ao3
quiet and secluded / gentle, graceful, and elegant
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How to pronounce 窕

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.

= ti initial

Ti is for Mother Teresa.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ ao3 final

In the aorta’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

窕 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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zhào = zh + ao4
(bound form) omen / to foretell / million; mega- / (Tw) trillion; tera- / (old) billion
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Characters with 窕 as component

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

sweet, fair, and graceful (of a woman) / a seductive woman / secluded (bower)
abstruse / deep and profound
frivolous / capricious / playful

Sentences with 窕

窕 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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tiǎo

quiet and secluded / gentle, graceful, and elegant

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