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
old variant of 桑[sang1]
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(onom.) whooshing / swishing / rustle of skirts
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to urge on / incite
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to waste (Cantonese)
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dike / old variant of 掃|扫[sao4]
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archaic variant of 參|叁, banker's anti-fraud numeral three
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agitated
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to shake
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to push forcefully / to shove
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shake / trembling
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preceding
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spoon / ladle
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lush growth (trees) / fishing using bundled wood (archaic)
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long-haired / shaggy
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restless, melancholy
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river bank
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