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máo = m + ao2
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How to pronounce 锚

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.

= m initial

M is for Mahatma Gandhi.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ ao2 final

In the aorta’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

锚 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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miáo = mi + ao2
Hmong or Miao ethnic group of southwest China / surname Miao
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miáo = mi + ao2
sprout
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Characters with 锚 as component

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

to drop anchor / to break down (of a car etc)
to weigh anchor
to drop anchor

Sentences with 锚

锚 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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máo

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