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

shā
shá
shǎ
shà
shāi
shǎi
shài
shān
shǎn
shàn
shāng
shǎng
shàng
shāo
sháo
shǎo
shào
shē
shé
shě
shè
shéi
shēn
shén
shěn
shèn
shēng
shéng
shěng
shèng
shī
shí
shǐ
shì
shi
shōu
shǒu
shòu

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.

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Characters with sh

shì = sh + Ø4
to fit / suitable / proper / just (now) / comfortable / well / to go / to follow or pursue
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shì = sh + Ø4
shèng = sh + (e)ng4
old variant of 聖|圣[sheng4]
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shèng = sh + (e)ng4
holy / sacred / saint / sage
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shé = sh + e2
snake / serpent / CL:條|条[tiao2]
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shé = sh + e2
used in 鑰匙|钥匙[yao4 shi5]
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shèng = sh + (e)ng4
four horse military chariot (archaic) / four (archaic) / generic term for history books
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shèng = sh + (e)ng4
(archaic) four horse military chariot / (archaic) four / generic term for history books
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shèng = sh + (e)ng4
to remain / to be left / to have as remainder
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shǎ = sh + a3
shàng = sh + ang4
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shǎng = sh + ang3
to bestow (a reward) / to give (to an inferior) / to hand down / a reward (bestowed by a superior) / to appreciate (beauty)
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shē = sh + e1
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shōu = sh + ou1
to receive / to accept / to collect / to put away / to restrain / to stop / in care of (used on address line after name)
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shì = sh + Ø4
matter / thing / item / work / affair / CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1],回[hui2]
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shòu = sh + ou4
shǐ = sh + Ø3
to begin / to start / then / only then
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shǒu = sh + ou3
hand / (formal) to hold / person engaged in certain types of work / person skilled in certain types of work / personal(ly) / convenient / classifier for skill / CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]
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shǐ = sh + Ø3
(of a vehicle, horse etc) to go fast; to speed / (of a vehicle) to run; to go / (of a boat) to sail
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