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shǐ = sh + Ø3
surname Shi
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shǐ = sh + Ø3
history / annals / title of an official historian in ancient China
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How to pronounce 史

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.

= sh initial

Sh is for Sherlock Holmes.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
+ Ø3 final

In the space station’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

史 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
kǒu = k + ou3
mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls
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= y + Ø4
to regulate / to govern / to control / to mow
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Characters with 史 as component

shǐ = sh + Ø3
(of a vehicle, horse etc) to go fast; to speed / (of a vehicle) to run; to go / (of a boat) to sail
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Words with 史

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history / CL:門|门[men2],段[duan4]
since the beginning of history
Steve (male name)

Sentences with 史

史 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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shǐ

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