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
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garment / jacket with open slits in place of sleeves
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far / alternative form of 深: chimney of kitchen range
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deep (lit. and fig.)
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old variant of 深[shen1]
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deep / depth / deeply / (of a color) dark / deep / rich
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surname Shi
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life / age / generation / era / world / lifetime / epoch / descendant / noble
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to explain / to release / Buddha (abbr. for 釋迦牟尼|释迦牟尼[Shi4 jia1 mou2 ni2]) / Buddhism
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variant of 收[shou1]
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to burn / to cook / to stew / to bake / to roast / to heat / to boil (tea, water etc) / fever / to run a temperature / (coll.) to let things go to one's head
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to advance
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surname Shi
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(bound form) to put into effect (regulations etc) / to distribute (alms etc) / to apply (fertilizer etc)
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thin / to lose weight / (of clothing) tight / (of meat) lean / (of land) unproductive
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(bound form) to take in; to absorb; to assimilate / to take (a photo) / (literary) to conserve (one's health) / (literary) to act for
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to take in / to absorb / to assimilate / to act for / to take a photo / photo shoot / photo / to conserve (one's health)
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afraid / be feared / to fear / to frighten / to intimidate
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