gāi = g + ai1
should / ought to / probably / must be / to deserve / to owe / to be sb's turn to do sth / that / the above-mentioned
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How to pronounce 該

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.

= g initial

G is for Guy Fawkes.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
+ ai1 final

In front of the airplane.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

該 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
yán = y + an2
words / speech / to say / to talk
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hài = h + ai4
12th earthly branch: 9-11 p.m., 10th solar month (7th November-6th December), year of the Boar / ancient Chinese compass point: 330°
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Characters with 該 as component

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

should not / to owe nothing
ought to / should

Sentences with 該

該 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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gāi

should / ought to / probably / must be / to deserve / to owe / to be sb's turn to do sth / that / the above-mentioned

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