xiá = xi + a2
knight-errant / brave and chivalrous / hero / heroic
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How to pronounce 侠

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.

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+ a2 final

In the ashram’s kitchen.

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侠 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
rén = r + (e)n2
"person" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 9)
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jiā = ji + a1
to press from either side / to place in between / to sandwich / to carry sth under armpit / wedged between / between / to intersperse / to mix / to mingle / clip / folder / Taiwan pr. [jia2]
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jiá = ji + a2
double-layered / lined (garment)
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jià = ji + a4
Taiwan pr. used in 夾生|夹生[jia1 sheng1] and 夾竹桃|夹竹桃[jia1 zhu2 tao2]
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jiá = ji + a2
variant of 夾|夹[jia2]
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Characters with 侠 as component

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

knight / swordsman / noble warrior / chivalrous hero
knight-errant
loner / single person / bachelor

Sentences with 侠

侠 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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xiá

knight-errant / brave and chivalrous / hero / heroic

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