zāo = z + ao1
dregs / draff / pickled in wine / rotten / messy / ruined
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How to pronounce 糟

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.

= z initial

Z is for Zorro.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ ao1 final

In front of the aorta.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

糟 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
cáo = c + ao2
surname Cao / Zhou Dynasty vassal state
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cáo = c + ao2
class or grade / generation / plaintiff and defendant (old) / government department (old)
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= mi + Ø3
rice / CL:粒[li4] / meter (classifier)
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Characters with 糟 as component

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

too bad / how terrible / what bad luck / terrible / bad
chaos / bungle / complete mess / shambles
everything in disorder (idiom); in a hideous mess / at sixes and sevens

Sentences with 糟

糟 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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zāo

dregs / draff / pickled in wine / rotten / messy / ruined

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