Pinyin initial: "sh"
The Pinyin initial "sh" is used in the first half of Pinyin syllables. In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, "sh" 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 "sh" can appear in.
Mnemonics for sh
Sh is for Sherlock Holmes.
Prompt snippets
Characters with sh
spoon / ladle / CL:把[ba3] / abbr. for 公勺[gong1 shao2], centiliter (unit of volume)
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o'clock / time / when / hour / season / period
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body / life / oneself / personally / one's morality and conduct / the main part of a structure or body / pregnant / classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset / Kangxi radical 158
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to shoot / to launch / to allude to / radio- (chemistry)
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ten / 10
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to be born / to give birth / life / to grow / raw / uncooked / student
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member of the senior ministerial class (old) / scholar (old) / bachelor / honorific / soldier / noncommissioned officer / specialist worker
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old name for Shanghai 上海[Shang4 hai3] / surname Shen
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to extend / to state / to explain / 9th earthly branch: 3-5 p.m., 7th solar month (7th August-7th September), year of the Monkey / ancient Chinese compass point: 240°
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long life / old age / age / life / birthday / funerary / a surname
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domestic animal / sacrificial animal
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surname Shao / name of an ancient state that existed in what is now Shaanxi Province
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few / less / to lack / to be missing / to stop (doing sth) / seldom
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arrow / dart / straight / to vow / to swear / old variant of 屎[shi3]
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to show / to reveal
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to save / to economize / to do without / to omit / to leave out / province / (archaic) central government department
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