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Pinyin initial: "zh"
The Pinyin initial "zh" is used in the first half of Pinyin syllables. In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, "zh" 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 "zh" can appear in.
Mnemonics for zh
Zh is for James II of England (詹姆斯二世, zhānmǔsī èrshì).
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Characters with zh
surname Zhi / Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God
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straight / to straighten / fair and reasonable / frank / straightforward / (indicates continuing motion or action) / vertical / vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters
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to call together / to summon / to convene / temple or monastery (used in place names in Inner Mongolia)
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to know / to be aware
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only / merely / just / but
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classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc
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variant of 只[zhi3]
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grain that has begun to ripen
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variant of 只[zhi3]
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surname Zha
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variant of 楂[zha1]
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wise; wisdom
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wisdom / knowledge
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to plant
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order / orderliness / (classifier) ten years
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used in 嘲哳[zhao1 zha1]
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chaste
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value / (to be) worth / to happen to / to be on duty
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to scout / to spy / to detect
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