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= c + a1
(onom.) scraping sound / ripping of fabric / screeching of tires
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chā = ch + a1
(onom.) used in 喀嚓[ka1 cha1] and 啪嚓[pa1 cha1] / Taiwan pr. [ca1]
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How to pronounce 嚓

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.

= c initial

C is for the King of Chu.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ a1 final

In front of the ashram.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
= 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

嚓 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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chá = ch + a2
short name for Chahar Province 察哈爾|察哈尔[Cha2 ha1 er3]
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chá = ch + a2
to examine / to inquire / to observe / to inspect / to look into / obvious / clearly evident
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chá = ch + a2
variant of 察[cha2]
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Characters with 嚓 as component

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

(onom.) breaking or snapping / (coll.) cut it out / stop it / also written 喀嚓[ka1 cha1]
(onom.) breaking or snapping
(onom.) scraping sound / ripping of fabric / screeching of tires

Sentences with 嚓

嚓 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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