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zhuó = zhu + o2
surname Zhuo
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zhuó = zhu + o2
outstanding
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How to pronounce 卓

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.

= zhu initial

Julian (朱利安 zhū​ lì​ ān) Giant Squid.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ o2 final

In the observatory’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago

卓 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
Character component without intrinsic meaning
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zǎo = z + ao3
early / morning / Good morning! / long ago / prematurely
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Characters with 卓 as component

zhào = zh + ao4
cover / fish trap (basket) / shade
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diào = di + ao4
to fall / to drop / to lag behind / to lose / to go missing / to reduce / fall (in prices) / to lose (value, weight etc) / to wag / to swing / to turn / to change / to exchange / to swap / to show off / to shed (hair) / (used after certain verbs to express completion, fulfillment, removal etc)
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dào = d + ao4
to mourn / to lament
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Words with 卓

outstanding / surpassing / distinguished / splendid
Charlie Chaplin (1899-1977), English movie actor and director
outstanding / eminent / brilliant

Sentences with 卓

卓 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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zhuó

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