chóu = ch + ou2
(light) silk / CL:匹[pi3]
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How to pronounce 綢

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.

= ch initial

Ch is for Charlie Chaplin.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ ou2 final

In the outhouse’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago

綢 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
= s + Ø1
"silk" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 120), occurring in 紅|红[hong2], 綠|绿[lü4], 累[lei4] etc / also pr. [mi4]
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zhōu = zh + ou1
surname Zhou / Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BC)
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zhōu = zh + ou1
to make a circuit / to circle / circle / circumference / lap / cycle / complete / all / all over / thorough / to help financially
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zhōu = zh + ou1
week / weekly / variant of 周[zhou1]
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Characters with 綢 as component

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

lit. before it rains, bind around with silk (idiom, from Book of Songs 詩經|诗经); fig. to plan ahead / to prepare for a rainy day
poplin (cotton cloth used for shirts)

Sentences with 綢

綢 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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chóu

(light) silk / CL:匹[pi3]

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