Mnemonic comic for 丅

Translation

xià = xi + a4: old variant of 下[xia4]

Mnemonic

A mnemonic is a short, deliberately ridiculous scene, built to be hard to forget. Who appears in it and where it takes place are how the pronunciation is stored; the objects in it stand for the parts the character is written with. That is the Marilyn Method, and the comic below is the same scene, drawn.

Mnemonic symbol: a T-bone steak.

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How to pronounce 丅

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.

= xi initial

Xi is for Xi Shi (西施), one of the renowned Four Beauties of ancient China.

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+ a4 final

In the ashram’s bathroom.

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丅 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
一
yī = y + Ø1
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
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丨
gǔn = gu + (e)n3
radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 2)
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丨
shù = shu + Ø4
vertical stroke (in Chinese characters), referred to as 豎筆|竖笔[shu4 bi3]
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Characters with 丅 as component

斤
jīn = ji + (e)n1
catty / (PRC) weight equal to 500 g / (Tw) weight equal to 600 g / (HK, Malaysia, Singapore) slightly over 604 g
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鬲
gé = g + e2
earthen pot / iron cauldron
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鬲
lì = li + Ø4
ancient ceramic three-legged vessel used for cooking with cord markings on the outside and hollow legs
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Words with 丅

丅 is not used as a component in another word.
Sentences with 丅
丅 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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丅
xià

old variant of 下[xia4]

Prompt snippets

The T-bone steak is a thick raw cut of marbled red beef with a pale T-shaped bone running through it, a strip of creamy white fat along one edge and a tender fillet on the smaller side of the bone.

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