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Summary: Learn how to write & pronounce the Chinese symbol (character) for an attic in a house in this free Chinese language lesson on video.
"Ok, now I want to teach you the Chinese word for attic, ge lou. Ge lou, you understand attic ge lou as a whole as under as attic don't try to understand the meaning of each character. Ok lets see ge the inside part it's pronunciation is gu and ge sound very similar, so this is the pronunciation part. And lou this is the tree radical or wood radical we know that some um buildings lou because lou when used independently it means buildings and buildings that are wood construction, house. Ok also the right part of this character serves as the pronunciation of this character because it's pronunciation is lou exactly the pronunciation of ge lou, lou in ge lou. Ok lou, ge lou attic."
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