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
variant of 是[shi4] / (used in given names)
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afraid / be feared / to fear / to frighten / to intimidate
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to support / to provide for
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wife of father's younger brother
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to mix water with clay
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clear water / pure
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see 紅苕|红苕[hong2 shao2]
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yarrow (Achillea millefolium)
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cerium (chemistry)
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river in Zhejiang
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multitude / crowd
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Buddhist monk's robe
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rock / phonetic "dol" used in names (Korean kugja)
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to lick / to lap (up)
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(literary) (of a bee or spider etc) to sting or bite
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all of a sudden / drizzle
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