cháo = ch + ao2
to ridicule / to mock
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zhāo = zh + ao1
used in 嘲哳[zhao1 zha1]
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How to pronounce 嘲

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
+ ao2 final

In the aorta’s kitchen.

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= 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
+ ao1 final

In front of the aorta.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

嘲 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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cháo = ch + ao2
abbr. for 朝鮮|朝鲜[Chao2 xian3] Korea
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cháo = ch + ao2
imperial or royal court / government / dynasty / reign of a sovereign or emperor / court or assembly held by a sovereign or emperor / to make a pilgrimage to / facing / towards
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zhāo = zh + ao1
morning
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Characters with 嘲 as component

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

to jeer at / to deride / to ridicule / mockery / derision
to tease / to poke fun at / to make fun of
to sneer at / to ridicule / to taunt

Sentences with 嘲

嘲 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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cháo / zhāo

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