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āo = Ø + ao1
depressed / sunken / indented / concave / female (connector etc)
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= w + a1
variant of 窪|洼[wa1] / (used in names)
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How to pronounce 凹

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.

= Ø initial

“Ø” (nothing or null) is for Albert Einstein.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
+ ao1 final

In front of the aorta.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
= w initial

Wu is for Willy Walrus.

By Matthias • updated about 1 month ago
+ a1 final

In front of the ashram.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

凹 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
kǎn = k + an3
receptacle
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Characters with 凹 as component

= s + Ø4
animal cited in ancient texts, resembling a buffalo (some say rhinoceros or female rhinoceros)
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ào = Ø + ao4
(used in place names) / variant of 坳[ao4]
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Words with 凹

to cave in; hollow; sunken; depressed
recess / notch / groove / fillister
concave or convex / bumps and holes / uneven (surface) / rugged

Sentences with 凹

凹 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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āo /

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