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Choosing Mnemonics

Pick the mnemonic story that sticks best for you by clicking its ☆ — there's no wrong choice, and you'll be able to write your own soon. Then press Continue.

= m + a1
dragonfly
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ant
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= m + a4
grasshopper
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How to pronounce 螞

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
+ a1 final

In front of the ashram.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
= m initial

M is for Mahatma Gandhi.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ a3 final

In the ashram’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
= m initial

M is for Mahatma Gandhi.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ a4 final

In the ashram’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

螞 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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= m + a3
surname Ma / abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]
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= m + a3
horse / CL:匹[pi3] / horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess / knight in Western chess
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Characters with 螞 as component

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

see 一條繩上的螞蚱|一条绳上的蚂蚱[yi1 tiao2 sheng2 shang4 de5 ma4 zha5]
lit. grasshoppers tied together with a piece of string (idiom) / fig. people who are in it together for better or worse / people who will sink or swim together
(like) a cat on a hot tin roof / anxious / agitated

Sentences with 螞

螞 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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