tiáo = ti + ao2
strip / item / article / clause (of law or treaty) / classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc)
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How to pronounce 条

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.

= ti initial

Ti is for Mother Teresa.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ ao2 final

In the aorta’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

条 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
zhǐ = zh + Ø3
"walk slowly" component in Chinese characters / see also 冬字頭|冬字头[dong1 zi4 tou2]
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= mu + Ø4
(bound form) tree / (bound form) wood / unresponsive; numb; wooden
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one of the characters used in kwukyel (phonetic "pin"), an ancient Korean writing system
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Characters with 条 as component

= di + Ø2
to wash / to cleanse
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tāo = t + ao1
braid / cord / sash
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= di + Ø2
see 絛綸|绦纶[di2 lun2]
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Words with 条

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condition / circumstances / term / factor / requirement / prerequisite / qualification / CL:個|个[ge4]
condition; circumstance; term; factor / requirement; prerequisite; qualification / situation; state; condition / CL:個|个[ge4]
short note / slip of paper / stripe / (slang) cop / (old) prostitute

Sentences with 条

条 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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tiáo

strip / item / article / clause (of law or treaty) / classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc)

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