yáo = y + ao2
popular ballad / rumor
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How to pronounce 谣

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.

= y initial

Y is for Maud Younger.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
+ ao2 final

In the aorta’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

谣 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
"speech" or "words" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 149) / see also 言字旁[yan2 zi4 pang2]
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yáo = y + ao2
(archaic) vase / pitcher
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zhǎo = zh + ao3
"claw" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 87)
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fǒu = f + ou3
pottery
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Characters with 谣 as component

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

ballad / folk song

Sentences with 谣

谣 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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yáo

popular ballad / rumor

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