= di + Ø4
emperor
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How to pronounce 帝

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.

= di initial

Di is for Dorothy Gale.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ Ø4 final

In the space station’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago

帝 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
liù = li + ou4
six / 6
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= mi + Ø4
"cover" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 14), occurring in 軍|军[jun1], 冠[guan1] etc, known as 禿寶蓋|秃宝盖[tu1 bao3 gai4] or 平寶蓋|平宝盖[ping2 bao3 gai4]
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jīn = ji + (e)n1
towel / general purpose cloth / women's headcovering (old) / Kangxi radical 50
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= li + Ø4
to stand / to set up / to establish / to lay down / to draw up / at once / immediately
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Characters with 帝 as component

= di + Ø4
stem (of fruit)
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= di + Ø4
variant of 蒂[di4]
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= di + Ø4
closely joined / connection / knot
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Words with 帝

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empire / imperial
emperor / CL:個|个[ge4]

Sentences with 帝

yào
dào
miàn
qián
gào
zhuàng

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emperor

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