tuì = tu + ei4
skin cast off during molting / exuvia / to pupate / to molt / to slough / to cast off an old skin or shell
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How to pronounce 蛻

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.

= tu initial

Tu is for Tommy Turtle.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ ei4 final

In the Eiffel Tower’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 4 months ago

蛻 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
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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duì = du + ei4
surname Dui
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duì = du + ei4
to cash / to exchange / to add (liquid) / to blend / one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing swamp / ☱
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Characters with 蛻 as component

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

(of insects) to undergo metamorphosis / (fig.) to be transformed / to metamorphose / to become degraded
to degenerate (morally) (idiom) / to become depraved
to exuviate / to molt

Sentences with 蛻

蛻 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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tuì

skin cast off during molting / exuvia / to pupate / to molt / to slough / to cast off an old skin or shell

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