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
(bound form) to raid; to attack / (bound form) to continue the pattern; to perpetuate / (literary) classifier for suits of clothing or sets of bedding
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demonic / iniquitous / nefarious / evil / unhealthy influences that cause disease (Chinese medicine) / (coll.) strange / abnormal
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old variant of 邪[xie2]
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to laugh; to smile / to laugh at
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laugh / smile / CL:個|个[ge4]
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old variant of 笑[xiao4]
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thread / string / wire / line / CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3],根[gen1] / (after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city)
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variant of 線|线[xian4]
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handsome / refined / elegant / graceful / superior / show (loanword) / CL:場|场[chang2] / (literary) to grow / to bloom / (of crops) to produce ears
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to breathe / to suck in / to absorb / to inhale
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variant of 繡|绣[xiu4]
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to embroider / embroidery
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to corrode / to rust
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to rest / to take a break / to stop / to halt / (dialect) to sleep / a moment / a short while
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miserable / desolate / dreary / Chinese mugwort
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to hiss / to whistle
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(of water) deep and clear / (of wind and rain) howling and pounding / (of light rain) pattering
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to appear / to look / form / shape
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surname Xiao / Taiwan pr. [Xiao4]
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