suì = su + ei4
abbr. for Guangzhou 廣州|广州[Guang3 zhou1]
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suì = su + ei4
ear of grain / fringe / tassel
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How to pronounce 穗

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.

= su initial

Su is for Susan Spider.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ ei4 final

In the Eiffel Tower’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 4 months ago

穗 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
= h + e2
cereal / grain
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huì = hu + ei4
surname Hui
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huì = hu + ei4
favor / benefit / to bestow / (literary) benevolence / (honorific)
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huì = hu + ei4
(bound form) act of kindness (from a superior) / (honorific prefix) kind (as in 惠顧|惠顾[hui4 gu4])
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Characters with 穗 as component

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

ear of wheat
Sansui county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[Qian2 dong1 nan2 zhou1], Guizhou

Sentences with 穗

穗 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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