dǒu = d + ou3
to tremble / to shake out / to reveal / to make it in the world
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How to pronounce 抖

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.

= d initial

D is for Don Quixote.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ ou3 final

In the outhouse’s living room.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago

抖 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
shǒu = sh + ou3
"hand" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 64), occurring in 提, 把, 打 etc
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dǒu = d + ou3
abbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 北斗星[Bei3 dou3 xing1]
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dǒu = d + ou3
dry measure for grain equal to ten 升[sheng1] or one-tenth of a 石[dan4] / decaliter / peck / cup or dipper shaped object / old variant of 陡[dou3]
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dòu = d + ou4
to fight / to struggle / to condemn / to censure / to contend / to put together / coming together
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dòu = d + ou4
variant of 鬭|斗[dou4]
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dòu = d + ou4
variant of 鬥|斗[dou4]
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dòu = d + ou4
variant of 鬥|斗[dou4]
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Characters with 抖 as component

dǒu = d + ou3
to take a rest (Cantonese)
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Words with 抖

to tremble / to shake / to shiver
to shudder / to shiver / to shake / to tremble
to quiver / to vibrate / to shake (sth)

Sentences with 抖

抖 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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dǒu

to tremble / to shake out / to reveal / to make it in the world

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