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Pinyin "xie1"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "xie1" is split up into two parts: "xi" and "e1". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "xi"

Xi is for Marie Curie.
Alternative mnemonic for xi: Xi Shi (西施), one of the renowned Four Beauties of ancient China.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "e1"

In front of the elevator.

Characters pronounced xie1

classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several
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to rest / to take a break / to stop / to halt / (dialect) to sleep / a moment / a short while
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wedge / to hammer in (variant of 揳[xie1])
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variant of 蠍|蝎[xie1]
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to hammer in (a nail) / to drive (a wedge)
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