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kuò = ku + o4
see 李适[Li3 Kuo4]
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shì = sh + Ø4
surname Shi
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shì = sh + Ø4
to fit / suitable / proper / just (now) / comfortable / well / to go / to follow or pursue
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How to pronounce 适

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.

= ku initial

K is for Karl Koala.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ o4 final

In the observatory’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
= sh initial

Sh is for Sherlock Holmes.

By Matthias • updated about 1 month ago
+ Ø4 final

In the space station’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago

适 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
= ji + Ø1
used in 喇舌[la3 ji1] to transcribe the Taiwanese word for "tongue"
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shé = sh + e2
tongue
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chuò = chu + o4
to walk (side part of split character)
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Characters with 适 as component

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

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to fit; to suit
to fit / to suit
suitable / fitting / appropriate

Sentences with 适

适 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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kuò / shì

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