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chāo = ch + ao1
to plagiarize
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jiǎo = ji + ao3
to destroy / to extirpate
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chāo = ch + ao1
variant of 剿[chao1]
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jiǎo = ji + ao3
variant of 剿[jiao3]
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How to pronounce 剿

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
+ ao1 final

In front of the aorta.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
= ji initial

Ji is for Joan of Arc.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ ao3 final

In the aorta’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

剿 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
cháo = ch + ao2
surname Chao
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cháo = ch + ao2
nest
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dāo = d + ao1
Kangxi radical 18 (刀[dao1]) as a vertical side element / see also 立刀旁[li4 dao1 pang2] / see also 側刀旁|侧刀旁[ce4 dao1 pang2]
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Characters with 剿 as component

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

to encircle and annihilate / refers to repeated campaigns of the Guomindang against the communists from 1930 onwards
to suppress (insurgents) / clean-up operation
to eliminate (by armed force)

Sentences with 剿

剿 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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chāo / jiǎo

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