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bǎi = b + ai3
cedar / cypress / Taiwan pr. [bo2]
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= b + o2
(used for transcribing names)
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= b + o4
variant of 檗[bo4]
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bǎi = b + ai3
variant of 柏[bai3]
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How to pronounce 柏

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.

= b initial

B is for Beelzebub.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ ai3 final

In the airplane’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
= b initial

B is for Beelzebub.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ o2 final

In the observatory’s kitchen.

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= b initial

B is for Beelzebub.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ o4 final

In the observatory’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago

柏 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
= mu + Ø4
(bound form) tree / (bound form) wood / unresponsive; numb; wooden
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bái = b + ai2
white / snowy / pure / bright / empty / blank / plain / clear / to make clear / in vain / gratuitous / free of charge / reactionary / anti-communist / funeral / to stare coldly / to write wrong character / to state / to explain / vernacular / spoken lines in opera
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Characters with 柏 as component

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

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Berlin, capital of Germany
Dublin, capital of Ireland
Plato (c. 427-c. 347 BC), Greek philosopher

Sentences with 柏

柏 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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