chú = chu + Ø2
to hesitate
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How to pronounce 躇

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.

= chu initial

Chu is for Chantal Chicken.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ Ø2 final

In the space station’s kitchen.

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躇 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
Character component without intrinsic meaning
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zhù = zhu + Ø4
to make known / to show / to prove / to write / book / outstanding
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zhāo = zh + ao1
(chess) move / trick / all right! / (dialect) to add
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zháo = zh + ao2
to touch / to come in contact with / to feel / to be affected by / to catch fire / to burn / (coll.) to fall asleep / (after a verb) hitting the mark / succeeding in
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zhe = zh + e5
aspect particle indicating action in progress
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zhuó = zhu + o2
to wear (clothes) / to contact / to use / to apply
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= ju + Ø4
excessive
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= zu + Ø2
foot / to be sufficient / ample
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Characters with 躇 as component

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

to hesitate
to hesitate to move forward / to hesitate / to hold back
enormously proud of one's success (idiom); smug / complacent

Sentences with 躇

躇 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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chú

to hesitate

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