kòu = k + ou4
see 肉豆蔻 nutmeg, 豆蔻 cardamon
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How to pronounce 蔻

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.

= k initial

K is for Karl Marx.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ ou4 final

In the outhouse’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago

蔻 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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kòu = k + ou4
old variant of 寇[kou4]
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kòu = k + ou4
old variant of 寇[kou4]
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kòu = k + ou4
to invade / to plunder / bandit / foe / enemy
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Characters with 蔻 as component

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

nutmeg (Myristica fragrans Houtt) / mace / Myristicaceae (family of plants producing aromatic or hallucinogenic oils)
cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum) / fig. a girl's teenage years / maidenhood / a budding beauty
a girl's teenage years (idiom); maidenhood / a budding beauty

Sentences with 蔻

蔻 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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kòu

see 肉豆蔻 nutmeg, 豆蔻 cardamon

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