= z + a1
to go around / to encircle / classifier for a full circuit or a turn of a coil
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= z + a1
variant of 匝[za1]
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How to pronounce 匝

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.

= z initial

Z is for Zorro.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ a1 final

In front of the ashram.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

匝 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
fāng = f + ang1
"right open box" radical (Kangxi radical 22), occurring in 区, 医, 匹 etc
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jīn = ji + (e)n1
towel / general purpose cloth / women's headcovering (old) / Kangxi radical 50
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Characters with 匝 as component

= z + a2
to smash / to pound / to fail / to muck up / to bungle
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= z + a1
to sip / to smack one's lips / to taste / to savor
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Words with 匝

(formal) a full month
freeway ramp

Sentences with 匝

匝 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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