= nu + Ø3
to exert / to strive
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How to pronounce 努

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.

= nu initial

Nu is for Nelson Newt.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ Ø3 final

In the space station’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

努 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
= li + Ø4
power / force / strength / ability / strenuously
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= nu + Ø2
slave
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Characters with 努 as component

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

great effort / to strive / to try hard
to make a great effort; to try hard
Snoopy (comic strip pet dog)

Sentences with 努

努 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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to exert / to strive

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