ā = Ø + a1
variant of 啊[a1]
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= h + e1
expel breath / my goodness
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How to pronounce 呵

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.

= Ø initial

“Ø” (nothing or null) is for Albert Einstein.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
+ a1 final

In front of the ashram.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
= h initial

H is for Hamlet.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ e1 final

In front of the elevator.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago

呵 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
kǒu = k + ou3
mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls
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= k + e3
can / may / able to / to approve / to permit / to suit / (particle used for emphasis) certainly / very
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= k + e4
used in 可汗[ke4 han2]
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Characters with 呵 as component

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

(onom.) gentle laughter / chuckle
to bless / to cherish / to take good care of / to conserve
to do something at one go / to flow smoothly

Sentences with 呵

呵 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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