shāo = sh + ao1
pot-scrubbing brush made of bamboo strips / basket (container) for chopsticks / variant of 筲[shao1]
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shāo = sh + ao1
basket / bucket
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How to pronounce 筲

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.

= sh initial

Sh is for Sherlock Holmes.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
+ ao1 final

In front of the aorta.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

筲 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
zhú = zhu + Ø2
bamboo / CL:棵[ke1],支[zhi1],根[gen1] / Kangxi radical 118
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xiāo = xi + ao1
surname Xiao / Taiwan pr. [Xiao4]
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xiào = xi + ao4
similar / resembling / to resemble / to be like
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Characters with 筲 as component

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

an ancient bamboo container / narrow-mindedness
a small-minded person / a bean-counter
person narrow-minded and shortsighted

Sentences with 筲

筲 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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shāo

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