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= y + a1
duck / CL:隻|只[zhi1] / (slang) male prostitute
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= y + a1
duck (CL:隻|只[zhi1]) / (slang) male prostitute
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How to pronounce 鴨

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
+ a1 final

In front of the ashram.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

鴨 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
jiǎ = ji + a3
first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] / (used for an unspecified person or thing) / first (in a list, as a party to a contract etc) / letter "A" or roman "I" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / armor plating / shell or carapace / (of the fingers or toes) nail / bladed leather or metal armor (old) / ranking system used in the Imperial examinations (old) / civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲[bao3 jia3] system (old) / ancient Chinese compass point: 75°
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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 鴨 as component

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

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duck / male prostitute (slang)
hadrosaur (duck-billed dinosaur)

Sentences with 鴨

鴨 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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