kǔn = ku + (e)n3
palace corridor / fig. women's quarters / women
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How to pronounce 壸

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.

= ku initial

K is for Karl Koala.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ (e)n3 final

In the encampment’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

壸 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
shì = sh + Ø4
member of the senior ministerial class (old) / scholar (old) / bachelor / honorific / soldier / noncommissioned officer / specialist worker
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= mi + Ø4
"cover" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 14), occurring in 軍|军[jun1], 冠[guan1] etc, known as 禿寶蓋|秃宝盖[tu1 bao3 gai4] or 平寶蓋|平宝盖[ping2 bao3 gai4]
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= y + a4
Asia / Asian / Taiwan pr. [Ya3]
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= y + a4
second / next to / inferior / sub- / Taiwan pr. [ya3]
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Characters with 壸 as component

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

壸 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 壸

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kǔn

palace corridor / fig. women's quarters / women

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