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mào = m + ao4
luxuriant / (chemistry) cyclopentadiene
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How to pronounce 茂

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.

= m initial

M is for Mahatma Gandhi.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ ao4 final

In the aorta’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

茂 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
cǎo = c + ao3
grass radical 草字頭兒|草字头儿[cao3 zi4 tou2 r5]
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= w + Ø4
fifth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] / fifth in order / letter "E" or Roman "V" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / penta
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Characters with 茂 as component

cáng = c + ang2
Japanese variant of 藏
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Words with 茂

dense (of plant growth) / lush

Sentences with 茂

zhè
huā
guǒ
shān
huā
guǒ
mào
shèng

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mào

luxuriant / (chemistry) cyclopentadiene

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