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= bu + Ø3
to feed
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= bu + Ø1
to eat / evening meal
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= bu + Ø4
see 餔子|哺子[bu4 zi5]
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How to pronounce 哺

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.

= bu initial

Bu is for Bruno Bear.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ Ø1 final

In front of the space station.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
= bu initial

Bu is for Bruno Bear.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ Ø3 final

In the space station’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
= bu initial

Bu is for Bruno Bear.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ Ø4 final

In the space station’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago

哺 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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= fu + Ø3
(classical) barely / just / just now
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Characters with 哺 as component

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

breastfeeding / to suckle / to nurse
to feed / to nurture / to foster

Sentences with 哺

哺 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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