= p + o2
grandmother / matron / mother-in-law / (slang) femme (in a lesbian relationship)
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How to pronounce 婆

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
+ o2 final

In the observatory’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago

婆 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
female / woman / daughter
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= ru + Ø3
archaic variant of 汝[ru3]
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= b + o1
Poland / Polish / abbr. for 波蘭|波兰[Bo1 lan2]
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= b + o1
wave / ripple / storm / surge
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Characters with 婆 as component

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

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(coll.) wife
(coll.) mother's mother / maternal grandmother
witch / sorceress / female shaman

Sentences with 婆

婆 currently does not appear in any sentence.

Want to remember 婆 for good?

Make it your learning target and MandarinBanana works out the shortest route to it: the two sounds its syllable is built from, then the components of the character itself, one short step at a time. No account needed to start.

grandmother / matron / mother-in-law / (slang) femme (in a lesbian relationship)

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