Pinyin initial: "s"

The Pinyin initial "s" is used in the first half of Pinyin syllables. In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, "s" 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 "s" can appear in.

Pinyin with s

sāi
sài
sān
sǎn
sàn
sāng
sàng
sāo
sǎo
sào
sēn
sēng
sōu
sǒu
sòu

Mnemonics for s

Socrates.

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Characters with s

= s + Ø4
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sān = s + an1
three (banker's anti-fraud numeral)
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sǒu = s + ou3
= s + e4
= s + Ø4
wife or senior concubine of husbands older brother (old) / elder sister (old)
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= s + Ø1
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sāi = s + ai1
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sāi = s + ai1
= s + Ø4
stream which returns after branching
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sāo = s + ao1
Japanese variant of 騷|骚
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= s + Ø1
hiss / neigh / Ss! (sound of air sucked between the teeth, indicating hesitation or thinking over)
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sān = s + an1
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= s + Ø1
= s + Ø1
mutually / with one another / manservant / boy servant / guy (derog.)
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= s + Ø1
(bound form) together; each other / (bound form) male servant / (bound form) dude; so-and-so (used in 那廝|那厮[na4 si1] and 這廝|这厮[zhe4 si1])
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= s + Ø1
variant of 廝|厮[si1]
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= s + Ø1
(onom.) to hiss / to whistle / to whiz / to fizz
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