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chī = ch + Ø1
scops owl
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How to pronounce 鴟

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.

= ch initial

Ch is for Charlie Chaplin.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ Ø1 final

In front of the space station.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago

鴟 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
= di + Ø1
name of an ancient tribe
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= di + Ø3
foundation / on the whole
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diǎo = di + ao3
variant of 屌[diao3] / penis
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niǎo = ni + ao3
bird / CL:隻|只[zhi1],群[qun2] / "bird" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 196) / (dialect) to pay attention to / (intensifier) damned / goddamn
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Characters with 鴟 as component

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

variant of 鴟鴞|鸱鸮[chi1 xiao1]
a kind of ornament on the roof ridge

Sentences with 鴟

鴟 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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chī

scops owl

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