shì = sh + Ø4
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How to pronounce 示

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.

= sh initial

Sh is for Sherlock Holmes.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
+ Ø4 final

In the space station’s bathroom.

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示 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
èr = Ø + Ø4
two / 2 / (Beijing dialect) stupid
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xiǎo = xi + ao3
small / tiny / few / young
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Characters with 示 as component

nài = n + ai4
used in expressions that convey frustration and futility, such as 無奈|无奈[wu2 nai4] and 莫可奈何|莫可奈何[mo4 ke3 nai4 he2] (literary) / used for its phonetic value in writing foreign words
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zōng = zu + (e)ng1
school / sect / purpose / model / ancestor / clan / to take as one's model (in academic or artistic work) / classifier for batches, items, cases (medical or legal), reservoirs
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zhài = zh + ai4
surname Zhai
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Words with 示

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to admonish / instructions / orders
to issue a directive / to instruct (that sth be done)
to parade (a prisoner) through the streets

Sentences with 示

示 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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