xiè = xi + e4
lax / negligent
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How to pronounce 懈

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 6 months ago
+ e4 final

In the elevator’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago

懈 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
xīn = xi + (e)n1
Kangxi radical 61 (心) as a vertical side element
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xiè = xi + e4
surname Xie
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jiě = ji + e3
to divide / to break up / to split / to separate / to dissolve / to solve / to melt / to remove / to untie / to loosen / to open / to emancipate / to explain / to understand / to know / a solution / a dissection
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jiè = ji + e4
to transport under guard
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xiè = xi + e4
acrobatic display (esp. on horseback) (old) / variant of 懈[xie4] and 邂[xie4] (old)
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Characters with 懈 as component

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

(idiom) impossible to fault / impeccable
to persevere unremittingly (idiom); to keep going until the end
to relax / to relax efforts / to slack off / to take it easy / complacent / undisciplined

Sentences with 懈

懈 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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xiè

lax / negligent

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