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pài = p + ai4
used in transliteration
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How to pronounce 哌

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.

= p initial

P is for Pinocchio.

By Matthias • updated 4 months ago
+ ai4 final

In the airplane’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

哌 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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chén = ch + (e)n2
5th earthly branch: 7-9 a.m., 3rd solar month (5th April-4th May), year of the Dragon / ancient Chinese compass point: 120°
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Characters with 哌 as component

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

piperidine (chemistry) (loanword)
piperazine (medicine) (loanword)
pethidine (aka meperidine or Demerol) (loanword)

Sentences with 哌

哌 currently does not appear in any sentence.

Want to remember 哌 for good?

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pài

used in transliteration

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