Pinyin "xiang3"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "xiang3" is split up into two parts: "xi" and "ang3". 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 "ang3"

In the anglepod's living room.

Characters pronounced xiang3

to think / to believe / to suppose / to wish / to want / to miss (feel wistful about the absence of sb or sth)
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to think (about) / to think of; to devise / to think (that); to believe (that) / to desire; to want (to) / to miss (feel wistful about the absence of)
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to enjoy / to benefit / to have the use of
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echo / sound / noise / to make a sound / to sound / to ring / loud / classifier for noises
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(literary) to offer food and drinks / to entertain
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