= qu + Ø4
to spy / watch for
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How to pronounce 觑

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.

= qu initial

Qu is for Cupid.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ Ø4 final

In the space station’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago

觑 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
= xu + Ø1
emptiness / void / abstract theory or guiding principles / empty or unoccupied / diffident or timid / false / humble or modest / (of health) weak / virtual / in vain
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jiàn = ji + an4
to see / to meet / to appear (to be sth) / to interview / opinion / view
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xiàn = xi + an4
to appear / also written 現|现[xian4]
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Characters with 觑 as component

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

to despise / to have contempt for
to look at each other in dismay (idiom)
to look at each other

Sentences with 觑

觑 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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to spy / watch for

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