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= p + o1
slope / CL:個|个[ge4] / sloping / slanted
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How to pronounce 坡

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.

= p initial

P is for Pinocchio.

By Matthias • updated 4 months ago
+ o1 final

In front of the observatory.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago

坡 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
= tu + Ø3
Tu (ethnic group) / surname Tu
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= tu + Ø3
earth / dust / clay / local / indigenous / crude opium / unsophisticated / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]
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= pi + Ø2
surname Pi
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= pi + Ø2
leather / skin / fur / CL:張|张[zhang1] / pico- (one trillionth) / naughty
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Characters with 坡 as component

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

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uphill road / slope up / fig. upward trend / progress
downhill road / (fig.) downhill path
Colombo, capital of Sri Lanka

Sentences with 坡

坡 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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slope / CL:個|个[ge4] / sloping / slanted

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