Pinyin initial: "sh"
The Pinyin initial "sh" is used in the first half of Pinyin syllables. In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, "sh" 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 "sh" can appear in.
Pinyin with sh
Mnemonics for sh
Sh is for Sherlock Holmes.
Prompt snippets
Sherlock Holmes is a tall, lean man with sharp, intelligent features and piercing eyes that miss nothing. He typically wears a deerstalker hat, an Inverness cape, and carries a curved pipe, exuding an air of precise, analytical brilliance. His expression is cool and calculating, suggesting a mind always at work solving hidden mysteries.
Characters with sh
to give up / to abandon / to give alms
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to give up; to abandon / to give alms
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member of gentry
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cotton yarn / muslin
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to nibble away at sth / to eat into / to erode
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abbr. for Shaanxi 陝西|陕西 province
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posthumous name or title / to confer a posthumous title
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(music) / excellent / harmonious
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bamboo fish trap / used in names of places connected with Shantou 汕頭|汕头[Shan4 tou2]
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to hunt / to go hunting (as winter sport in former times) / hunting dog / imperial tour
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variant of 諡|谥[shi4]
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Japanese variant of 實|实
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to pardon (a convict)
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fiend / demon / very / (Tw) SARS (loanword)
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to terminate / to cut short / to bring to a stop / to squeeze / to tighten / to damage / variant of 殺|杀[sha1]
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brightness of sun / splendor / also pr. [cheng2]
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divine by stalk
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