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chī = ch + Ø1
dragon with horns not yet grown (in myth or heraldry) / variant of 魑[chi1]
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How to pronounce 螭

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.

= ch initial

Ch is for Charlie Chaplin.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ Ø1 final

In front of the space station.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago

螭 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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chī = ch + Ø1
mythical beast (archaic)
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= li + Ø2
surname Li
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= li + Ø2
to leave / to part from / to be away from / (in giving distances) from / without (sth) / independent of / one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing fire / ☲
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Characters with 螭 as component

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

hornless dragon head (used as ornamentation, esp. gargoyles)

Sentences with 螭

螭 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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chī

dragon with horns not yet grown (in myth or heraldry) / variant of 魑[chi1]

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