囗

囗
wéi = w + ei2
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How to pronounce 囗

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.

= w initial

Wu is for Willy Walrus.

By Matthias • updated 4 months ago
+ ei2 final

In the Eiffel Tower’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated 8 days ago

囗 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.

Characters with 囗 as component

日
rì = r + Ø4
sun / day / date, day of the month
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日
rì = r + Ø4
abbr. for 日本[Ri4 ben3], Japan
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guó = gu + o2
surname Guo
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Words with 囗

囗 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 囗

囗 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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囗
wéi

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Comments

Shoutout to SaraSara for uploading her ice cube, Maiconfz for uploading the ice box and Moini for uploading the fish!

Matthias, over 3 years ago

Prompt snippets

The enclosure is an open, empty rectangular industrial electronics enclosure made of matte, light-gray ABS plastic, without a lid. The box has soft, rounded corners, slightly beveled edges and thick walls with a flat top rim. A recessed, circular screw hole sits in each of the four corners of the rim. The inside is completely empty, and the surface has a subtle, granular mold texture, not perfectly smooth.