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= di + Ø2
surname Di / variant of 狄[Di2], generic name for northern ethnic minorities during the Qin and Han Dynasties (221 BC-220 AD)
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zhái = zh + ai2
surname Zhai
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= di + Ø2
long-tail pheasant
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How to pronounce 翟

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.

= di initial

Di is for Dorothy Gale.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ Ø2 final

In the space station’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
+ ai2 final

In the airplane’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

翟 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
= yu + Ø3
feather / 5th note in pentatonic scale
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zhuī = zhu + ei1
short-tailed bird
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Characters with 翟 as component

yuè = yu + e4
to jump / to leap
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耀
yào = y + ao4
brilliant / glorious
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chuō = chu + o1
to jab / to poke / to stab / (coll.) to sprain / to blunt / to fuck (vulgar) / to stand / to stand (sth) upright / stamp / seal
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Words with 翟

original name of Mozi 墨子[Mo4 zi3]
Wade-Giles (romanization system for Chinese)
Zhai Zhigang (1966-), Chinese astronaut

Sentences with 翟

翟 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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