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= w + Ø2
surname Wu
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= w + Ø2
I / my (old)
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= w + Ø2
(old) I; my
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How to pronounce 吾

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.

= w initial

Wu is for Willy Walrus.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
+ Ø2 final

In the space station’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago

吾 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
= w + Ø3
five / 5
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kǒu = k + ou3
mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls
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Characters with 吾 as component

= yu + Ø3
irregular teeth
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Words with 吾

(idiom) to talk in a roundabout way to cover up the truth / evasive
Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, abbr. 新[Xin1], capital Urumqi or Ürümqi 烏魯木齊|乌鲁木齐[Wu1 lu3 mu4 qi2]

Sentences with 吾

吾 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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