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
Mnemonics for s
Socrates.
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Characters with s
umbrella / parasol / CL:把[ba3]
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silk / thread / trace / (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips / CL:條|条[tiao2] / classifier: a thread (of cloud, smoke etc), a bit, an iota, a hint (of sth) etc
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"silk" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 120), occurring in 紅|红[hong2], 綠|绿[lü4], 累[lei4] etc / also pr. [mi4]
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mourning / funeral / (old) corpse
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to lose sth abstract but important (courage, authority, one's life etc) / to be bereaved of (one's spouse etc) / to die / disappointed / discouraged
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stingy
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to compete / competition / match / to surpass / better than / superior to / to excel
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trouble / disturbance / rumpus / flirty / coquettish / abbr. for 離騷|离骚[Li2 Sao1] / literary writings / smell of urine / foul smell / male (animal) (dialect)
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(bound form) to cough
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three (banker's anti-fraud numeral)
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a type of standing harp, smaller than konghou 箜篌, with 5-25 strings
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succession (to a title) / to inherit / continuing (a tradition) / posterity
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amphibious animal with one horn
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archaic variant of 澀|涩[se4]
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astringent / tart / acerbity / unsmooth / rough (surface) / hard to understand / obscure
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nasal mucus
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river in Shandong
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