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chā = ch + a1
see 喳喳[cha1 cha5]
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zhā = zh + a1
(onom.) chirp, twitter, etc
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chā = ch + a1
used in 喳喳[cha1 cha5]
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How to pronounce 喳

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.

= ch initial

Ch is for Charlie Chaplin.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ a1 final

In front of the ashram.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
= zh initial

Zh is for James II of England (詹姆斯二世, zhān​mǔ​sī èr​shì).

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ a1 final

In front of the ashram.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

喳 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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zhā = zh + a1
surname Zha
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chá = ch + a2
to research / to check / to investigate / to examine / to refer to / to look up (e.g. a word in a dictionary)
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zhā = zh + a1
variant of 楂[zha1]
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Characters with 喳 as component

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

(onom.) chirp / twitter / buzzing / to chatter continuously
(onom.) chattering or giggling
whisper / to whisper

Sentences with 喳

喳 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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chā / zhā

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