= du + Ø4
to cross / to pass through / to ferry
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How to pronounce 渡

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.

= du initial

Du is for Doggy Dog.

By Matthias • updated 15 days ago
+ Ø4 final

In the space station’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago

渡 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
= du + Ø4
to pass / to spend (time) / measure / limit / extent / degree of intensity / degree (angles, temperature etc) / kilowatt-hour / classifier for events and occurrences
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duó = du + o2
to estimate / Taiwan pr. [duo4]
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shuǐ = shu + ei3
"water" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 85), occurring in 沒|没[mei2], 法[fa3], 流[liu2] etc / see also 三點水|三点水[san1 dian3 shui3]
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Characters with 渡 as component

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

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to cross over / to pass through
to cross over (by ferry) / transition / interim / caretaker (administration)
illegal immigration / to stowaway (on a ship) / to steal across the international border / to run a blockade

Sentences with 渡

渡 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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to cross / to pass through / to ferry

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