yáo = y + ao2
folk-song / forced labor
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yóu = y + ou2
cause / means
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zhòu = zh + ou4
interpretations of the trigrams
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How to pronounce 繇

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 about 2 months ago
+ ao2 final

In the aorta’s kitchen.

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= y initial

Y is for Maud Younger.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
+ ou2 final

In the outhouse’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
= zh initial

Zh is for James II of England (詹姆斯二世, zhān​mǔ​sī èr​shì).

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ ou4 final

In the outhouse’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago

繇 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
yáo = y + ao2
(archaic) vase / pitcher
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= xi + Ø4
to connect / to relate to / to tie up / to bind / to be (literary)
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= xi + Ø4
system / department / faculty
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= ji + Ø4
to tie / to fasten / to button up
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= xi + Ø4
to connect / to arrest / to worry
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Characters with 繇 as component

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

Zhang Sengyou (active c. 490-540), one of the Four Great Painters of the Six Dynasties 六朝四大家
free and easy (idiom); carefree / leisurely
Zhong Yao (151-230), minister of Cao Wei 曹魏[Cao2 Wei4] and noted calligrapher, said to have developed the regular script 楷書|楷书[kai3 shu1]

Sentences with 繇

繇 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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yáo / yóu / zhòu

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