zǎo = z + ao3
flea
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How to pronounce 蚤

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.

= z initial

Z is for Zorro.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ ao3 final

In the aorta’s living room.

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蚤 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
chā = ch + a1
fork / pitchfork / prong / pick / cross / intersect / "X"
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chá = ch + a2
to cross / be stuck
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chǎ = ch + a3
to diverge / to open (as legs)
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zhǔ = zhu + Ø3
"dot" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 3) / see also 點|点[dian3]
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variant of 蟲|虫[chong2]
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lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures / CL:條|条[tiao2],隻|只[zhi1] / (fig.) person with a particular undesirable characteristic
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Characters with 蚤 as component

sāo = s + ao1
trouble / disturbance / rumpus / flirty / coquettish / abbr. for 離騷|离骚[Li2 Sao1] / literary writings / smell of urine / foul smell / male (animal) (dialect)
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sāo = s + ao1
to scratch / old variant of 騷|骚[sao1]
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sào = s + ao4
itch / old term for scabies / Taiwan pr. [sao1]
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Words with 蚤

oriental rat flea (Xenopsylla cheopis)

Sentences with 蚤

蚤 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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zǎo

flea

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