Pinyin "shi4"
In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "shi4" is split up into two parts: "sh" and "Ø4". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.
Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "sh"
Sh is for Sherlock Holmes.
Mnemonics for Pinyin final "Ø4"
In the space station's bathroom.
Characters pronounced shi4
member of the senior ministerial class (old) / scholar (old) / bachelor / honorific / soldier / noncommissioned officer / specialist worker
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to show / to reveal
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to serve / to attend upon
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variant of 是[shi4] / (used in given names)
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to be (followed by substantives only) / correct; right; true / (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well / (adverb for emphatic assertion)
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surname Shi
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room / work unit / grave / scabbard / family or clan / one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy
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see 似的[shi4 de5]
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market / city / CL:個|个[ge4]
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persimmon
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to fit / suitable / proper / just (now) / comfortable / well / to go / to follow or pursue
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matter / thing / item / work / affair / CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1],回[hui2]
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type / form / pattern / style
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to test / to try / experiment / examination / test
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old variant of 視|视[shi4]
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variant of 視|视[shi4] / variant of 示[shi4]
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to look at / to regard / to inspect
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power / influence / potential / momentum / tendency / trend / situation / conditions / outward appearance / sign / gesture / male genitals
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