Pinyin initial: "xi"
The Pinyin initial "xi" is used in the first half of Pinyin syllables. In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, "xi" belongs to the group of Pinyin initials which are represented in mnemonics by women. You can visit the Pinyin index to see all Pinyin syllables from this mnemonic group, or to see all Pinyin syllables "xi" can appear in.
Pinyin with xi
Mnemonics for xi
Xi is for Marie Curie.
Alternative mnemonic for xi: Xi Shi (西施), one of the renowned Four Beauties of ancient China.
Prompt snippets
Xi Shi is depicted as an ethereal beauty with delicate, refined features — graceful almond-shaped eyes, soft pale skin, and flowing black hair that cascades like silk. She wears elegant traditional Chinese garments adorned with gentle floral patterns. Her serene expression and graceful posture convey both inner gentleness and timeless charm, embodying the ideal of classical Chinese beauty.
Characters with xi
to think (about) / to think of; to devise / to think (that); to believe (that) / to desire; to want (to) / to miss (feel wistful about the absence of)
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breath / news / interest (on an investment or loan) / to cease / to stop / to rest / Taiwan pr. [xi2]
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to extinguish / to put out (fire) / to quench / to stop burning / to go out (of fire, lamp etc) / to come to an end / to wither away / to die out / Taiwan pr. [xi2]
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dusk / evening / Taiwan pr. [xi4]
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back of neck / item / thing / term (in a mathematical formula) / sum (of money) / classifier for principles, items, clauses, tasks, research projects etc
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linchpin (used to fasten a wheel to an axle) / (bound form) to govern; to have jurisdiction over
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to govern / to control / having jurisdiction over / linchpin of a wheel (archaic) / noise of a barrow
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blind / groundlessly / foolishly / to no purpose
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immortal
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the West / abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xi1 ban1 ya2] / Spanish
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to enjoy / to benefit / to have the use of
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old variant of 享[xiang3]
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to cooperate / to harmonize / to help / to assist / to join
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variant of 脅|胁[xie2]
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flank (the side of one's torso) / to coerce / to threaten
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trusted / intimate / (of the emperor) to visit / variant of 幸[xing4]
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