Pinyin "shou3"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "shou3" is split up into two parts: "sh" and "ou3". 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 "ou3"

In the outhouse's living room.

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Translations with shou3

shǒu = sh + ou3
to guard / to defend / to keep watch / to abide by the law / to observe (rules or ritual) / nearby / adjoining
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shǒu = sh + ou3
head / chief / first (occasion, thing etc) / classifier for poems, songs etc
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shǒu = sh + ou3
hand / (formal) to hold / person engaged in certain types of work / person skilled in certain types of work / personal(ly) / convenient / classifier for skill / CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]
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shǒu = sh + ou3
"hand" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 64), occurring in 提, 把, 打 etc
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shǒu = sh + ou3
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shǒu = sh + ou3
variant of 手[shou3] in 扒手[pa2 shou3]
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