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lěi = l + ei3
plow
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How to pronounce 耒

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.

= l initial

L is for Sir Lancelot.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ ei3 final

In the Eiffel Tower’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 4 months ago

耒 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
fēng = f + (e)ng1
luxuriant / buxom / variant of 豐|丰[feng1] / variant of 風|风[feng1] / appearance / charm
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abundant / plentiful / fertile / plump / great
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= b + a1
eight; 8
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wèi = w + ei4
not yet / did not / have not / not / 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep / ancient Chinese compass point: 210°
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丿
piě = pi + e3
radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 4) / see 撇[pie3]
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Characters with 耒 as component

hào = h + ao4
to waste / to spend / to consume / to squander / news / (coll.) to delay / to dilly-dally
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gēng = g + (e)ng1
to plow / to till
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variant of 耕[geng1]
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Words with 耒

Leiyang, county-level city in Hengyang 衡陽|衡阳[Heng2 yang2], Hunan
Leiyang, county-level city in Hengyang 衡陽|衡阳[Heng2 yang2], Hunan

Sentences with 耒

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lěi

plow

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