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Pinyin "xiu4"
In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "xiu4" is split up into two parts: "xi" and "ou4". 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 "ou4"
In the outhouse's bathroom.
Characters pronounced xiu4
sense of smell / smell bad
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to smell / to sniff / to nose
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handsome / refined / elegant / graceful / superior / show (loanword) / CL:場|场[chang2] / (literary) to grow / to bloom / (of crops) to produce ears
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to embroider / embroidery
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variant of 繡|绣[xiu4]
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to corrode / to rust
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sleeve / to tuck inside one's sleeve
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constellation
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bromine (chemistry)
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variant of 銹|锈, to corrode / to rust
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cave / mountain peak
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old variant of 岫[xiu4]
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quickly-deteriorating jade
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sleeve / ample flowing robes
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old variant of 袖[xiu4]
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