Pinyin "shi3"
In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "shi3" is split up into two parts: "sh" and "Ø3". 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 "Ø3"
In the space station's living room.
Characters pronounced shi3
arrow / dart / straight / to vow / to swear / old variant of 屎[shi3]
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to make / to cause / to enable / to use / to employ / to send / to instruct sb to do sth / envoy / messenger
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surname Shi
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history / annals / title of an official historian in ancient China
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hog / swine
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to begin / to start / then / only then
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(of a vehicle, horse etc) to go fast; to speed / (of a vehicle) to run; to go / (of a boat) to sail
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old variant of 屎[shi3]
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stool / feces / ear wax / nasal mucus
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archaic variant of 始[shi3]
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old variant of 始[shi3]
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