bèi = b + ei4
a legendary wolf / distressed / wretched
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How to pronounce 狈

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.

= b initial

B is for Beelzebub.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ ei4 final

In the Eiffel Tower’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 4 months ago

狈 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
quǎn = qu + an3
three-stroke form of Kangxi radical 94 犬[quan3]
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bèi = b + ei4
cowrie / shellfish / currency (archaic)
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Characters with 狈 as component

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

in a difficult situation / to cut a sorry figure / scoundrel! (derog.)
villains collude together (idiom); to work hand in glove with sb (to nefarious ends)
battered and exhausted / stuck in a dilemma

Sentences with 狈

狈 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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bèi

a legendary wolf / distressed / wretched

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