Pinyin "xiao3"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "xiao3" is split up into two parts: "xi" and "ao3". 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 "ao3"

In the aorta's living room.

Characters pronounced xiao3

small / tiny / few / young
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dawn / daybreak / to know / to let sb know / to make explicit
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dwarf bamboo / thin bamboo
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Japanese variant of 曉|晓
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