Pinyin initial: "b"
The Pinyin initial "b" is used in the first half of Pinyin syllables. In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, "b" belongs to the group of Pinyin initials which are represented in mnemonics by men. You can visit the Pinyin index to see all Pinyin syllables from this mnemonic group, or to see all Pinyin syllables "b" can appear in.
Mnemonics for b
B is for Beelzebub.
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Characters with b
to peel / to skin / to flay / to shuck
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a legendary wolf / distressed / wretched
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quilt / by / (indicates passive-voice clauses) / (literary) to cover / to meet with / (coll.) (since c. 2009) used before a verb that does not accurately represent what actually happened, to describe with black humor how sb or sth was dealt with by the authorities (as in 被自殺|被自杀[bei4 zi4 sha1])
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to sow / to scatter / to spread / to broadcast / Taiwan pr. [bo4]
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Kangxi radical 105, known as 登字頭|登字头[deng1 zi4 tou2]
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hundred (banker's anti-fraud numeral)
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old variant of 博[bo2]
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extensive / ample / rich / obtain / aim / to win / to get / plentiful / to gamble
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to fight / to combat / to seize / (of heart) to beat
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shoulder / upper arm
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surname Bo
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thin / cold in manner / indifferent / weak / light / infertile
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meager / slight / weak / ungenerous or unkind / frivolous / to despise / to belittle / to look down on / to approach or near
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see 薄荷[bo4 he5]
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old variant of 拔[ba2]
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to pull up / to pull out / to draw out by suction / to select / to pick / to stand out (above level) / to surpass / to seize
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spot / colored patch / stripe / spotted / striped / variegated
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leopard / panther
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energetic
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surname Ben
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