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shén = sh + (e)n2
what
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shí = sh + Ø2
ten (used in fractions, writing checks etc) / assorted / miscellaneous
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How to pronounce 什

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.

= sh initial

Sh is for Sherlock Holmes.

By Matthias • updated about 1 month ago
+ (e)n2 final

In the encampment’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
= sh initial

Sh is for Sherlock Holmes.

By Matthias • updated about 1 month ago
+ Ø2 final

In the space station’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago

什 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
rén = r + (e)n2
"person" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 9)
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shí = sh + Ø2
ten / 10
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Characters with 什 as component

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

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Kumarajiva c. 334-413, Buddhist monk and translator of Zen texts
Bushehr Province of southern Iran, bordering on the Persian Gulf / Bushehr, port city, capital of Bushehr Province

Sentences with 什

dāng
shén
me
shì
 
 
yuán
lái

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shén / shí

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