= z + e4
to tilt / narrow / uneasy / oblique tones (in Chinese poetry)
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How to pronounce 仄

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
+ e4 final

In the elevator’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago

仄 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
hǎn = h + an3
"cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27), occurring in 原, 历, 压 etc
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factory / yard / depot / workhouse / works / (industrial) plant
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rén = r + (e)n2
person; people / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
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Characters with 仄 as component

= z + e4
afternoon / decline
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Words with 仄

level and oblique tones (technical term for Classical Chinese rhythmic poetry)
oblique tone / nonlevel tone / uneven tone (the third tone of Classical Chinese)

Sentences with 仄

仄 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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to tilt / narrow / uneasy / oblique tones (in Chinese poetry)

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