zhái = zh + ai2
residence / (coll.) to stay in at home / to hang around at home
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How to pronounce 宅

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.

= zh initial

Zh is for James II of England (詹姆斯二世, zhān​mǔ​sī èr​shì).

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ ai2 final

In the airplane’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

宅 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
tuō = tu + o1
archaic variant of 托[tuo1]
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zhé = zh + e2
"blade of grass" component in Chinese characters
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mián = mi + an2
"roof" radical (Kangxi radical 40), occurring in 家, 定, 安 etc, referred to as 寶蓋|宝盖[bao3 gai4]
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Characters with 宅 as component

chà = ch + a4
to be surprised / to be astonished
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zhà = zh + a4
see 叱咤[chi4 zha4]
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chà = ch + a4
boast / despondent
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Words with 宅

grand residence / mansion
tomb (feng shui term)

Sentences with 宅

宅 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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zhái

residence / (coll.) to stay in at home / to hang around at home

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