= w + o4
to lie / to crouch
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How to pronounce 卧

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.

= w initial

Wu is for Willy Walrus.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
+ o4 final

In the observatory’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago

卧 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
= bu + Ø3
(bound form) to divine / to forecast or estimate / (of a place to live etc) to choose
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see 蘿蔔|萝卜[luo2 bo5]
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chén = ch + (e)n2
surname Chen
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chén = ch + (e)n2
state official or subject in dynastic China / I, your servant (used in addressing the sovereign) / Kangxi radical 131
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Characters with 卧 as component

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

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bedroom / CL:間|间[jian1]
to hide (as an undercover agent) / an insider (in a gang of thieves) / a mole
press-up (physical exercise) / push-up

Sentences with 卧

卧 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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Make it your learning target and MandarinBanana works out the shortest route to it: the two sounds its syllable is built from, then the components of the character itself, one short step at a time. No account needed to start.

to lie / to crouch

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