cuō = cu + o1
to pick up (a powder etc) with the fingertips / to scoop up / to collect together / to extract / to gather up / classifier: pinch / Taiwan pr. [cuo4]
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zuǒ = zu + o3
classifier for hair or grass: tuft / Taiwan pr. [cuo4]
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How to pronounce 撮

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.

= cu initial

Cu is for Kitty Cat.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ o1 final

In front of the observatory.

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= zu initial

Zu is for Zapatista Zebra.

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+ o3 final

In the observatory’s living room.

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撮 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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zuì = zu + ei4
variant of 最[zui4]
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zuì = zu + ei4
old variant of 最[zui4]
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zuì = zu + ei4
most / the most / -est (superlative suffix)
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Characters with 撮 as component

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

to play matchmaker / to act as a middleman

Sentences with 撮

撮 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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cuō / zuǒ

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