xiē = xi + e1
classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several
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How to pronounce 些

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= xi initial

Xi is for Xi Shi (西施), one of the renowned Four Beauties of ancient China.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ e1 final

In front of the elevator.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago

些 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
èr = Ø + Ø4
two / 2 / (Beijing dialect) stupid
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= c + Ø3
this / these
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= c + Ø3
this; these
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Characters with 些 as component

些 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 些

those
some / a few / a little / (following an adjective) slightly ...er

Sentences with 些

zhè
xiē
xiān
táo
shì
wáng
zhuān
wéi
kāi
pán
táo
shèng
huì
yòng
de

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xiē

classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several

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