kuí = ku + ei2
see 喹啉[kui2 lin2]
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How to pronounce 喹

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.

= ku initial

K is for Karl Koala.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ ei2 final

In the Eiffel Tower’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated 4 months ago

喹 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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kuí = ku + ei2
crotch / 15th of the 28th constellations of Chinese astronomy
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Characters with 喹 as component

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

quinoline C6H4(CH)3N (pharm.) (loanword)
quinolone (a hydroxylated quinoline, inhibiting the replication of bacterial DNA)
chloroquine (antimalarial drug)

Sentences with 喹

喹 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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kuí

see 喹啉[kui2 lin2]

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