yellow / pornographic / to fall through
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How to pronounce 黄

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.

= hu initial

Hu is for Helga Horse.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ ang2 final

In the anglepod’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

黄 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
jǐng = ji + (e)ng3
a well / CL:口[kou3] / neat / orderly
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yóu = y + ou2
to follow / from / because of / due to / by / via / through / (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ...
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yóu = y + ou2
to follow / from / because of; due to / by; via; through / (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ...
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= b + a1
eight; 8
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Characters with 黄 as component

gōng = gu + (e)ng1
old variant of 觥[gong1]
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huáng = hu + ang2
black-naped oriole (Oriolus chinensis)
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tǒu = t + ou3
a yellow color
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Words with 黄

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see 黃鼬|黄鼬[huang2 you4]
brass (alloy of copper 銅|铜[tong2] and zinc 鋅|锌[xin1])

Sentences with 黄

黄 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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huáng

yellow / pornographic / to fall through

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