zhí = zh + Ø2
to execute (a plan) / to grasp
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How to pronounce 执

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.

= zh initial

Zh is for James II of England (詹姆斯二世, zhān​mǔ​sī èr​shì).

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ Ø2 final

In the space station’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago

执 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
wán = w + an2
ball / pellet / pill
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shǒu = sh + ou3
"hand" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 64), occurring in 提, 把, 打 etc
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Characters with 执 as component

shì = sh + Ø4
power / influence / potential / momentum / tendency / trend / situation / conditions / outward appearance / sign / gesture / male genitals
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diàn = di + an4
pad / cushion / mat / to pad out / to fill a gap / to pay for sb / to advance (money)
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zhì = zh + Ø4
surname Zhi
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Words with 执

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to implement / to carry out / to execute / to run
license / permit
to enforce a law / law enforcement

Sentences with 执

执 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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zhí

to execute (a plan) / to grasp

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