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zāi = z + ai1
to grow / to plant / to insert / to force on sb / to fall head first
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zāi = z + ai1
to plant; to grow / to insert; to erect (e.g. a bus stop sign) / to impose sth on sb / to stumble; to fall down
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How to pronounce 栽

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.

= z initial

Z is for Zorro.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ ai1 final

In front of the airplane.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

栽 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
Character component without intrinsic meaning
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= mu + Ø4
(bound form) tree / (bound form) wood / unresponsive; numb; wooden
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Characters with 栽 as component

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

to frame sb (by planting sth on them)
growing plants in pots / Japanese: bonsai
to grow (a plant) in a pot / potted plant (sometimes refers specifically to a bonsai plant)

Sentences with 栽

栽 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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zāi

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