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= w + Ø4
fifth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] / fifth in order / letter "E" or Roman "V" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / penta
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How to pronounce 戊

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 about 1 month ago
+ Ø4 final

In the space station’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago

戊 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
丿
piě = pi + e3
radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 4) / see 撇[pie3]
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= g + e1
dagger-axe / abbr. for 戈瑞[ge1 rui4] / (Tw) abbr. for 戈雷[ge1 lei2]
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hǎn = h + an3
"cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27), occurring in 原, 历, 压 etc
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factory / yard / depot / workhouse / works / (industrial) plant
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Characters with 戊 as component

surname Cheng
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to succeed / to finish / to complete / to accomplish / to become / to turn into / to be all right / OK! / one tenth
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mào = m + ao4
luxuriant / (chemistry) cyclopentadiene
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Words with 戊

fifteenth year E3 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1998 or 2058
pentasorbital sodium (a sedative)
thirty-fifth year E11 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1958 or 2018

Sentences with 戊

戊 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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fifth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] / fifth in order / letter "E" or Roman "V" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / penta

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