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méi = m + ei2
(negative prefix for verbs) / have not / not
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= m + o4
drowned / to end / to die / to inundate
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méi = m + ei2
(negative prefix for verbs) have not; not
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How to pronounce 没

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.

= m initial

M is for Mahatma Gandhi.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ ei2 final

In the Eiffel Tower’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated 4 months ago
= m initial

M is for Mahatma Gandhi.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ o4 final

In the observatory’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago

没 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
shū = shu + Ø1
surname Shu
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shū = shu + Ø1
bamboo or wooden spear / Kangxi radical 79, occurring in 段[duan4], 毅[yi4], 殺|杀[sha1] etc
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shuǐ = shu + ei3
"water" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 85), occurring in 沒|没[mei2], 法[fa3], 流[liu2] etc / see also 三點水|三点水[san1 dian3 shui3]
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Characters with 没 as component

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

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haven't / hasn't / doesn't exist / to not have / to not be
nothing / it doesn't matter / it's nothing / never mind
it doesn't matter

Sentences with 没

ǎn
lǎo
sūn
méi
yǒu
jiàn
chèn
shǒu
de
bīng

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méi /

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