= b + o1
small earthenware plate or basin / a monk's alms bowl / Sanskrit paatra
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= b + o1
variant of 缽|钵[bo1]
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How to pronounce 钵

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.

= b initial

B is for Beelzebub.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ o1 final

In front of the observatory.

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钵 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
Character component without intrinsic meaning
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běn = b + (e)n3
root / stem / origin / source / this / the current / original / inherent / originally / classifier for books, periodicals, files etc
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Characters with 钵 as component

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

the cassock and alms bowl of a Buddhist master passed on to the favorite disciple (Buddhism) / legacy / mantle
mortar (bowl for grinding with pestle)
small mortar used for grinding medicines into a powder (TCM)

Sentences with 钵

钵 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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