Pinyin initial: "d"
The Pinyin initial "d" is used in the first half of Pinyin syllables. In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, "d" 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 "d" can appear in.
Pinyin with d
Mnemonics for d
D is for Don Quixote.
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Characters with d
knife / blade / single-edged sword / cutlass / CL:把[ba3] / (slang) dollar (loanword) / classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper) / classifier for knife cuts or stabs
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of; ~'s (possessive particle) / (used after an attribute) / (used to form a nominal expression) / (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) / also pr. [di4] or [di5] in poetry and songs
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dawn / morning / daybreak / day / dan, female roles in Chinese opera (traditionally played by specialized male actors)
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garrulous
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see 大夫[dai4 fu5]
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big; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest (as in 大姐[da4 jie3]) / greatly; freely; fully / (dialect) father / (dialect) uncle (father's brother)
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lamp / light / lantern / CL:盞|盏[zhan3]
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foolish / stupid / expressionless / blank / to stay
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bill / list / form / single / only / sole / odd number / CL:個|个[ge4]
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gall bladder / courage / guts / gall / inner container (e.g. bladder of a football, inner container of a thermos)
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but / yet / however / only / merely / still
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to wait / to treat / to deal with / to need / going to (do sth) / about to / intending to
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to stay
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red / pellet / powder / cinnabar
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-ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
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bad / wicked / evil / Kangxi radical 78
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dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗[dou3]; one hundred liters / ancient pr. [shi2]
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dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗 / ten pecks / one hundred liters
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crossball / bullet / shot / shell / ball
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(onom.) dong / ding dong (bell)
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