Pinyin "xia4"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "xia4" is split up into two parts: "xi" and "a4". 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 "a4"

In the ashram's bathroom.

Characters pronounced xia4

down / downwards / below / lower / later / next (week etc) / second (of two parts) / to decline / to go down / to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) / measure word to show the frequency of an action
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old variant of 下[xia4]
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the Xia or Hsia dynasty c. 2000 BC / Xia of the Sixteen Kingdoms (407-432) / surname Xia
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abbr. for Xiamen or Amoy 廈門|厦门[Xia4 men2], Fujian
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old variant of 夏[xia4]
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