💡
Choosing Mnemonics

Pick the mnemonic story that sticks best for you by clicking its ☆ — there's no wrong choice, and you'll be able to write your own soon. Then press Continue.

ào = Ø + ao4
variant of 拗[ao4]
Loading...
Loading mnemonics…
ào = Ø + ao4
to bend in two so as to break / to defy / to disobey / also pr. [ao3]
Loading...
Loading mnemonics…
niù = ni + ou4
stubborn / obstinate
Loading...
Loading mnemonics…

How to pronounce 拗

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.

= Ø initial

“Ø” (nothing or null) is for Albert Einstein.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
+ ao4 final

In the aorta’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
= ni initial

Ni is for Mistress of Upper and Lower Egypt Nefertiti.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ ou4 final

In the outhouse’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago

拗 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
Loading...
Loading mnemonics…
yòu = y + ou4
young
Loading...
Loading mnemonics…

Characters with 拗 as component

拗 is not used as a component in another character.
Loading...

Words with 拗

to disobey; to defy; to deliberately go against (a rule, a convention, sb's wishes etc)

Sentences with 拗

拗 currently does not appear in any sentence.

Want to remember 拗 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.

ào / niù

3 translations

Comments
There aren't any comments yet.

Prompt snippets

No snippets yet.