唰

shuā = shu + a1

(onom.) swishing / rustling

How to pronounce 唰

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.

shuā

= shu initial

Shu is for Sheldon Shrimp.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago

+ a1 final

In front of the ashram.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

唰 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.

唰
- 口
- 刷
  - 尸
  - 巾
    - 丨
    - 冂
      - 丨
      - ㇆
        
        一
        
        亅
  - 刂
    - 丨
    - 亅

Component Translations

口

kǒu = k + ou3

mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls

刷

shuā = shu + a1

to brush / to paint / to daub / to paste up / to skip class (of students) / to fire from a job

刷

shuà = shu + a4

to select

Characters with 唰 as component

唰 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 唰

唰 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 唰

唰 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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唰

shuā

(onom.) swishing / rustling

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