xiāng = xi + ang1
see 青葙, feather cockscomb (Celosia argentea)
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How to pronounce 葙

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
+ ang1 final

In front of the anglepod.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

葙 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
cǎo = c + ao3
grass radical 草字頭兒|草字头儿[cao3 zi4 tou2 r5]
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xiāng = xi + ang1
each other / one another / mutually / fret on the neck of a pipa 琵琶[pi2 pa5] (a fret on the soundboard is called a 品[pin3])
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xiàng = xi + ang4
appearance / portrait / picture / government minister / (physics) phase / (literary) to appraise (esp. by scrutinizing physical features) / to read sb's fortune (by physiognomy, palmistry etc)
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Characters with 葙 as component

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

feather cockscomb (Celosia argentea)
feather cockscomb (Celosia argentea)

Sentences with 葙

葙 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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xiāng

see 青葙, feather cockscomb (Celosia argentea)

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